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photozincography

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

noun

Obsolete.

  1. a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate.

photozincography British  
/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈzɪŋkəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf, ˌfəʊtəʊzɪŋˈkɒɡrəfɪ /

noun

  1. 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.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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