photoplate making
- noun
- Archaic
:
fabricación de fotoplacas
- Advances in photoplate making greatly increased the speed and quality of mass printing.
Examples
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Training in photoplate making is essential for workers in the traditional printing industry.
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The old method was replaced by photoplate making in the late nineteenth century.
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The process of photoplate making is essential in printing.
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She specializes in photoplate making for high-quality prints.
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Advances in photoplate making have revolutionized the way printing plates are produced.
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The introduction of photoplate making significantly improved the efficiency of print production.
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Many artists rely on photoplate making to create detailed illustrations for their books.
Synonyms
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A process that uses light and photo masks to make tiny patterns on surfaces for things like microchips
The process of making printing plates from photos to print images
A metal plate made using a photograph to print clear pictures
A raised image used to make prints from a photograph
Preparing thin metal or plastic plates used for printing
Surface Forms
Morphology
photoplate + making
The phrase is fully compositional: 'photoplate' can be parsed as 'photo' + 'plate' (a plate produced/used by photographic means) and 'making' denotes the process of producing something. Although 'photoplate' is a technical/rare term, the meaning of the compound is directly derivable from its parts, so a learner who knows the constituents can infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Photoplate making comes from the simple idea of using a photo to make a metal plate for printing. The image from the photo is put on the plate so printers can 'print many copies', so the term means making printing plates using photos.