planography

[ pluh-nog-ruh-fee ]

nounPrinting.
  1. the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.

Origin of planography

1
First recorded in 1840–50; plano-1 + -graphy

Other words from planography

  • pla·no·graph·ic [pley-nuh-graf-ik, plan-uh-], /ˌpleɪ nəˈgræf ɪk, ˌplæn ə-/, adjective
  • pla·no·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use planography in a sentence

  • A primer of information about the distinctive features of the relief, the intaglio, and the planographic processes of printing.

    The Uses of Italic | Frederick W. Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for planography

planography

/ (pləˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /


noun
  1. printing any process, such as lithography, for printing from a flat surface

Derived forms of planography

  • planographic (ˌpleɪnəˈɡræfɪk), adjective
  • planographically, adverb

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