blueprinting [bloo -prin-ting]
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See more synonyms for blueprinting on Thesaurus.com the procedure of improving the performance of an engine by dismantling and then rebuilding the reciprocating parts so that they meet exact tolerances. Show More
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. Show More
to make a blueprint of or for. Show More
Origin of blueprint First recorded in
1885–90; blue +
print Related forms blue·print·er , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for 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 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 practice the Montessori method was the blueprint for education in the 1940s Show More
(tr) to make a blueprint of (a plan) Show More
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Word Origin and History for blueprinting n. also blue-print , 1882, from blue (1) + print (n.). The process uses blue on white, or white on blue. Figurative sense of "detailed plan" is attested from 1926. As a verb by 1939.
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