zincography
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.
Origin of zincography
1Other words from zincography
- zin·cog·ra·pher, noun
- zin·co·graph·ic [zing-kuh-graf-ik], /ˌzɪŋ kəˈgræf ɪk/, zin·co·graph·i·cal, adjective
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How to use zincography in a sentence
Zinc′ograph, a plate or picture produced by zincography; Zincog′rapher, one who makes zincographic plates.
The processes of zincography and of algraphy (aluminium printing) are essentially the same as lithography.
zincography is an adaptation of the same principle to plates of zinc.
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British Dictionary definitions for zincography
/ (zɪŋˈkɒɡrəfɪ) /
the art or process of etching on zinc to form a printing plate
Derived forms of zincography
- zincographer, noun
- zincographic (ˌzɪŋkəˈɡræfɪk) or zincographical, adjective
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