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printing

printing

15 3.4
Making three-dimensional objects by adding material in thin layers from a digital design
  • noun
  • /ˈprɪntɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : impresión 3D
  • So, again, we ask where 3D printing comes into play.
  • 3D printing
  • three-dimensional printing
  • printing process

So first, a quick primer on how resin printing works today.

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Examples

  • We then imported them into Makerware and prepared them for 3D printing on the MakerBot.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The teacher has several students whom he asked Pedro to tutor in 3D printing applications.

    Academic text (2015)
  • "There are a few more stations I want to add, including 3-D printing."

    Academic text (2008)
  • So if all research aligns and 3-D organ printing becomes a reality, how exactly will it work?

    Academic text (2012)
  • With a steady finger, he presses the button, and the magic of 3D printing begins.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Our group split almost 50/50 between 3D printing and robotics.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Future studies should examine other emerging consumer-grade 3D printing technologies based on STL using laser-cured resin.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Many innovative designs are being created through 3-D printing, allowing for unique structures that were not possible before.

  • The future of medicine may rely on 3-D printing to create customized implants and prosthetics tailored to individual patients.

  • Engineers are excited about the potential of 3-D printing for constructing complex components in the aerospace industry.

Compounds

A machine that makes many copies of pages with text or pictures on paper

A company that prints books, magazines, and marketing material

A former U.S. agency that printed and bound official government documents

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

printing machine
  • Specialized
1 2.8

A machine that puts words and pictures onto paper

A shop that makes books, newspapers, or flyers

A United States government office that designs and prints paper money and other secure government papers

A company that makes books, magazines, and brochures

printing ink
  • Specialized
1 3.0

Thick colored liquid used to print on paper that dries quickly

offset printing
  • Specialized
1 4.9

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

9.9

A printing method that uses a glass plate covered in gelatin to make very detailed photos, sometimes in color

letterset printing
  • Specialized
9.8

A printing method that moves an image from a raised plate to a roller before printing on material

intaglio printing
  • Specialized
8.5

A printing method where an image is cut into a metal plate and the cuts hold ink to make prints

process printing
  • Specialized
5.6

A way of making full-color images using four color inks

A company that makes real objects from computer designs using special machines

An action a computer does to make paper copies of a document

A company that puts words and pictures on paper for other businesses

printing unit
  • Specialized
6.3

A unit people use in printing to show size or space

relief printing
  • Specialized
6.8

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

photo-offset printing
  • Specialized
6.1

A printing method that uses a metal plate and a rubber sheet to print images on paper

plaster printing
  • Specialized
9.9

A way of making prints that uses a plaster cast to raise lines

planographic printing
  • Specialized
9.3

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

A former U.S. government agency that printed and bound official documents for Congress and other federal offices

A former government office that made and put together official United States documents for Congress and federal departments

Surface Forms

printing singular
printings plural

Morphology

printing = print (transparent) = print + ing

Used metaphorically for the additive-manufacturing process but still a clear deverbal nominalization from 'print' (to produce objects layer by layer).

Etymology

Printing keeps the old idea from Latin imprimere 'to press', but now the word is used in a new way: a 3D machine 'prints' objects from a digital plan in the same way a page printer makes pictures. So printing here means building a real object layer by layer from a design.