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planographic

planographic

9.9
Printed using a method where ink and blank parts are on the same flat surface
  • adjective
  • /ˌplænəˈɡræfɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : planográfico
  • Current printing processes are no longer planographic and performed with a platen press, but make use of the high-throughput capabilities of cylindrical rotary presses.

Examples

  • The planographic process used in lithography allows for smooth, continuous images on paper.

  • Lithography is a well-known planographic technique where ink is applied to flat stone or metal plates.

  • In planographic printmaking, artists can create works by drawing directly on the printing surface.

Compounds

planographic printing
  • Specialized
9.3

A printing method using a flat surface where ink sticks to some parts and not others

Surface Forms

planographic positive

Morphology

planographic = planography (semi-transparent) = plano + graph + ic

The adjective is formed regularly from the technical noun planography with -ic, but the specialized printing meaning is not obvious to a beginner.

Etymology

Planographic comes from the parts plan- meaning 'flat', like the word plane, and graphic meaning 'picture or writing'. So, planographic means 'flat picture' and describes printing where the ink and the non-ink areas sit on the same flat surface.