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.

Other Words From

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of siderography¹

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