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siderography

[ sid-uh-rog-ruh-fee ]

noun

  1. the art or technique of engraving on steel.
  2. a method of increasing the number of reproductions obtained from a steel engraving by first rolling a soft-steel cylinder over a hardened steel plate and then rolling the hardened cylinder over a soft-steel plate.


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Other Words From

  • sider·ogra·pher noun
  • sid·er·o·graph·ic [sid-er-, uh, -, graf, -ik], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of siderography1

First recorded in 1810–20; sidero- 1 + -graphy

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