blueprint

[bloo-print]

noun

1. a process of photographic printing, printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.

2. a print made by this process.

3. a detailed outline or plan of action.

   a blueprint for success.

verb (used with object)

1. to make a blueprint of or for.

blueprint

/ ˈbluːˌprɪnt /

noun

1. Also called: cyanotype. a photographic print of plans, technical drawings, etc, consisting of white lines on a blue background

2. an original plan or prototype that influences subsequent design or practice

   the Montessori method was the blueprint for education in the 1940s

verb

1. (tr) to make a blueprint of (a plan)

Other Word Forms

• blueprinter noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of blueprint¹

First recorded in 1885–90; blue + print

Example Sentences

Though imperfect, she said, the COPs have "delivered a very clear blueprint on what we need to do".

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The company intends to implement automation throughout the new center, which it hopes will create a blueprint for its use in other facilities.

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In the college game’s era of increased professionalization, they realized that the true blueprint would come from teams that played on Sundays, not Saturdays.

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In recent years, however, there has been a clear blueprint for October success hidden within the madness.

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He stops just short of handing us a blueprint.

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Related Words

• draft 
• game plan 
• master plan 
• model 
• prototype 
• scheme 
• sketch