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blueprinting

[ bloo-prin-ting ]
/ ˈbluˌprɪn tɪŋ /
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noun Automotive Slang.

the procedure of improving the performance of an engine by dismantling and then rebuilding the reciprocating parts so that they meet exact tolerances.

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Origin of blueprinting

1815–25, for literal sense; blueprint + -ing1

Words nearby blueprinting

blueline, blueness, bluenose, bluepoint, blueprint, blueprinting, blues, blues-rock, blueschist, blueshift, bluesman

Definition for blueprinting (2 of 2)

blueprint
[ bloo-print ]
/ ˈbluˌprɪnt /

noun

a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
a print made by this process.
a detailed outline or plan of action: a blueprint for success.

verb (used with object)

to make a blueprint of or for.

Origin of blueprint

First recorded in 1885–90; blue + print

OTHER WORDS FROM blueprint

blue·print·er, noun
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Words related to blueprinting

planning, design, architecture, metallurgy, tailor, organize, determine, prepare, schedule, provide, promote, manage, negotiate, construct, resolve, decide, draft, establish, plot, form

British Dictionary definitions for blueprinting

blueprint
/ (ˈbluːˌprɪnt) /

noun

Also called: cyanotype a photographic print of plans, technical drawings, etc, consisting of white lines on a blue background
an original plan or prototype that influences subsequent design or practicethe Montessori method was the blueprint for education in the 1940s

verb

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