zincography

[ zing-kog-ruh-fee ]

/ zɪŋˈkɒg rə fi /

noun

the art or process of producing a printing surface on a zinc plate, especially of producing one in relief by etching away unprotected parts with acid.

Nearby words

zincify, zincite, zinckenite, zinco, zincograph, zincography, zincous, zindabad, zinder, zine, zineb

Origin of zincography

First recorded in 1825–35; zinc + -o- + -graphy

Related forms

zin·cog·ra·pher, nounzin·co·graph·ic

[zing-kuh-graf-ik] /ˌzɪŋ kəˈgræf ɪk/, zin·co·graph·i·cal, adjective

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Examples from the Web for zincography

Zincography is an adaptation of the same principle to plates of zinc.
Mrs. Hale's Receipts for the Million|Sarah Josepha Hale
The processes of zincography and of algraphy (aluminium printing) are essentially the same as lithography.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6|Various
Zinc′ograph, a plate or picture produced by zincography; Zincog′rapher, one who makes zincographic plates.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for zincography

zincography

/ (zɪŋˈkɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the art or process of etching on zinc to form a printing plate

Derived Forms

zincographer, nounzincographic (ˌzɪŋkəˈɡræfɪk) or zincographical, adjective

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