PHOTOMECHANICAL

photomechanical

(adjective) of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

photomechanical (not comparable)

of or relating to any of several methods of printing via a plate which has been prepared photographically, and can contain both text and images

Source: Wiktionary


Pho`to*me*chan"ic*al, a.

Definition: Pertaining to, or designating, any photographic process in which a printing surface is obtained without the intervention of hand engraving.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

9 January 2025

PRESENTATION

(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”


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