photozincography

American

[foh-toh-zing-kog-ruh-fee] / ˌfoʊ toʊ zɪŋˈkɒg rə fi /

noun

Obsolete.

a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.

photozincography British

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈzɪŋkəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf, ˌfəʊtəʊzɪŋˈkɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

a photoengraving process using a printing plate made of zinc

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Other Word Forms

photozincograph noun

Etymology

Origin of photozincography

First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + zincography

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Photo-process, fō′tō-pros′es, n. any process by which is produced, by the agency of photography, a matrix from which prints can be made in ink—photogravure, photolithography, and photozincography.

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Photozincography, fō-tō-zing-kog′ra-fi, n. the process of engraving on zinc by taking an impression by photography and etching with acids.—n.

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