photo-offset

[ foh-toh-awf-set, -of- ]

/ ˌfoʊ toʊˈɔfˌsɛt, -ˈɒf- /

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noun

a method of printing, based on photolithography, in which the inked image is transferred from the metal plate to a rubber surface and then to the paper.

verb (used with or without object), pho·to-off·set, pho·to-off·set·ting.

to print by photo-offset.

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Origin of photo-offset

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby photo-offset

photoneutron, photonic, photonics, photonovel, photonuclear, photo-offset, photo op, photo opportunity, photooxidation, photopathy, photoperiod

How to use photo-offset in a sentence

In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
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Most people, however, understood the significance of the photo immediately-- especially those who share my skin.
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The Oscar-winning actress put nude photo thieves in their place with one perfect statement.
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A sepia photo shows him as a young boy, head in his hands, with a large book open at a bar table.
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Overnight on a New York City street, two artists might be creating their latest photo set, made entirely from discarded items.
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The Constitution requires that reapportionment or redistricting take place every ten years to offset population changes.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
Russia thought by joining hands with France she would offset the power of Germany and Austria.
Ways of War and Peace|Delia Austrian
To offset this, I paid Mike $600 a year, and employed his son Joe at $1.75 a day, for twenty weeks.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
I will go over and get the fullest particulars, find his grave, have it carefully marked, and send you a photo.
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie|George Brenton Laurie
The two effects would consequently offset each other under such conditions.
The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis, vol. 1, parts 1 and 2.|Julius Stieglitz

British Dictionary definitions for photo-offset

photo-offset

noun

printing an offset process in which the plates are produced photomechanically

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