ANASTATIC

Etymology

Adjective

anastatic (comparative more anastatic, superlative most anastatic)

Of or pertaining to anastasis.

(printing, historical) Of or relating to a printing process in which copies of drawings are printed from facsimiles produced in relief on zinc plates.

Source: Wiktionary


An`a*stat"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates.

Note: In this process the letterpress, engraving, or design of any kind is transferred to a zinc plate; the parts not covered with ink are eaten out, leaving a facsimile in relief to be printed from.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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