🔄 Synonyms of "Planography"
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| Word | Definition |
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| planographic printing | Planographic printing means printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised surface (as with relief printing) or incised surface (as with intaglio printing). |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Planography"
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| Word | Definition |
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| planographic printing | Planographic printing means printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised surface (as with relief printing) or incised surface (as with intaglio printing). |
| cartographynoun | (uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory's geography. |
| planigraphynoun | Alternative form of planography. [(printing) A form of printing from a flat surface, as opposed to a raised or incised one.] |
| typogravurenoun | (uncountable) A photomechanical engraving and printing technique. |
| graphotypenoun | A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief. |
| glyphographnoun | A plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from such a plate. |
| photogravurenoun | (uncountable) An intaglio process for printing photographic reproductions in newspapers and books. |
| planographnoun | A set of scale drawings of a property, including front view and floor plans, sent to potential purchasers. |
| relief printingnoun | Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the protruding parts of the printing form. |
| planigraphnoun | A medical device for precision layer radiography. |
| rotogravurenoun | A printing process by which the paper is rolled through intaglio cylinders. |
| flexographynoun | A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.). |
| platenoun | A slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten. |
| letterpressnoun | (printing) The printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed against paper to transfer the image. |
| printing formnoun | An object, usually in the shape of a block or a plate, used in printing to apply ink on the printed surface. |
| collagraphynoun | A printmaking process in which materials are applied to a rigid substrate (such as cardboard or wood). |
| planernoun | (woodworking) A tool which smooths a surface or makes one surface of a workpiece parallel to the tool's bed. |
| platemakingnoun | The production of plates (printing surfaces). |
| lithographynoun | The process of printing an image by drawing the image with a water-repellent material onto a hard, flat surface (typically metal), then copying the surface by applying water and ink (or the equivalent) to it and pressing another material against it. |
| printmakingnoun | The field of art concerned, roughly, with the transfer of ink or paint from a plate or block or through a screen mesh to paper. |
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