zincography
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9.9
- noun
- /zɪŋˈkɒɡrəfi/
- Archaic
- Many historical documents were preserved through zincography, allowing easy reproduction of classic texts.
- zincography workshop
Examples
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And if he wants to publish it with a large print run, he hands it over to the photo-zincography workshop, where a photographic plate is made from it, from which prints are made for mass distribution.
Academic text (2000) -
The artist decided to use zincography to create intricate prints of his original designs.
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Would it not be simpler to hand it over directly to the photo-zincography workshop?
Academic text (2000) -
Following normal procedures, this cover ought by rights to be sent to the photo-zincography workshop, where a photographic plate would be made of it in just a few hours.
Academic text (2000) -
At the exhibition, visitors admired the detailed illustrations produced by zincography techniques.
Synonyms
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3.0
A way of making copies of text or pictures by putting ink on paper
1
8.4
A printing method using a flat stone or metal to make ink prints
1
9.9
A process that uses light and photo masks to make tiny patterns on surfaces for things like microchips
1
9.9
A printing method that uses a photo on a metal plate to make very detailed prints
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6.6
Preparing thin metal or plastic plates used for printing
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8.2
A printing method that uses soft raised plates to print on materials like plastic or paper
The process of making printing plates from photos to print images
The process of making printing plates using light and photo film
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word zincography comes from zinc, the metal, and -graphy, a root meaning 'writing' or 'drawing' as in photography. So zincography literally means 'drawing or printing on zinc', which is why it refers to a printing method or a print made with zinc plates.