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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM zincography
zin·cog·ra·pher, nounzin·co·graph·ic [zing-kuh-graf-ik] /ˌzɪŋ kəˈgræf ɪk/, zin·co·graph·i·cal, adjectiveWords nearby zincography
zincify, zincite, zinckenite, zinco, zincograph, zincography, zincous, zindabad, zinder, zine, zineb
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Example sentences 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 HaleThe processes of zincography and of algraphy (aluminium printing) are essentially the same as lithography.
Zinc′ograph, a plate or picture produced by zincography; Zincog′rapher, one who makes zincographic plates.
British Dictionary definitions for zincography
zincography
/ (zɪŋˈkɒɡrəfɪ) /
noun
the art or process of etching on zinc to form a printing plate
Derived forms of zincography
zincographer, nounzincographic (ˌzɪŋkəˈɡræfɪk) or zincographical, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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