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letterset printing

letterset printing

9.8
A printing method that moves an image from a raised plate to a roller before printing on material
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : impresión tipográfica
  • The company switched to letterset printing to achieve higher print quality on plastic packaging.

Examples

  • Advancements in letterset printing made mass production of colorful labels more efficient.

  • The company specializes in letterset printing.

  • He studied the mechanics of letterset printing for his thesis on packaging technologies.

  • Have you ever tried letterset printing for your projects?

  • Advancements in letterset printing made mass production of colorful labels more efficient.

  • The company switched to letterset printing to achieve higher print quality on plastic packaging.

  • He studied the mechanics of letterset printing for his thesis on packaging technologies.

Synonyms

letterpress
vsletterset printing
  • Archaic
3 7.2

A way of printing using raised letters inked and stamped onto paper

uses a roller intermediary to move the image before printing onto substrate
printing process
vsletterset printing
1 3.0

A way of making copies of text or pictures by putting ink on paper

names a specific method that uses a relief plate then a roller
offset printing
vsletterset printing
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A printing method that transfers ink from a metal plate to a rubber sheet and then to paper

uses a raised plate and transfers the image via a roller before final printing
relief printing
vsletterset printing
  • Specialized
6.8

A printing method where you press ink on raised parts of a block onto paper

transfers the image first onto a roller before printing onto the material

How Traditional

handwritten
18 2.8
letterpress
  • Archaic
3 7.2
letterset printing
  • Specialized
9.8
printing
31 1.0
offset printing
  • Specialized
1 4.9
inkjet
  • Specialized
6 3.3

Surface Forms

letterset printing singular
letterset printings plural

Morphology

letterset + printing

The element 'printing' clearly signals the domain and 'letter' suggests letters or type, so learners will suspect something to do with printing letters, but 'letterset' is a specialized, non‑transparent technical compound not found in basic dictionaries. The precise process described (transfer from a relief plate to a roller) is not derivable from the constituents, so prior technical knowledge is needed.

Etymology

Letterset printing comes from the simple image of a raised plate with letters and designs, the letterset, being pressed onto a roller that then 'rolls' the picture onto labels or packaging. So the name joins letterset (the set of letters) and printing (making the image) to describe this roll-based printing method.