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posterization

[ poh-ster-uh-zey-shuh n ]
/ ˌpoʊ stər əˈzeɪ ʃən /

noun Printing.

a process for producing a posterlike, high-contrast color reproduction from continuous-tone art by using separation negatives of various densities.
Photography. a printing process in which all tone values of a negative are reduced to a few and the tonal separation negatives produced are printed at different exposure levels on a high-contrast film so that a set of flat tones results.

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Nearby words

  1. posterior vein of left ventricle,
  2. posterior vein of septum pellucidum,
  3. posteriority,
  4. posteriorly,
  5. posterity,
  6. postern,
  7. postero-,
  8. posteroanterior,
  9. posteroexternal,
  10. posteroinferior

Origin of posterization

First recorded in 1945–50; poster1 + -ization
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