letterpress process

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• letterpress — n. process of printing from a raised inked surface; something printed using the letterpress process; (British) printed text (as opposed to illustrations) adj. printed by letterpress, printed from a raised inked surface …   English contemporary dictionary

• Letterpress printing — is a term for printing text with movable type, in which the raised surface of the type is inked and then pressed against a smooth substance to obtain an image in reverse. In addition to the direct impression of inked movable type onto paper or… …   Wikipedia

• Rubber plate letterpress process — Процесс высокой печати с резиновых форм …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

• letterpress printing — or relief printing or typographic printing In commercial printing, process by which many copies are produced by repeated direct impression of an inked, raised surface against sheets or a continuous roll of paper. Letterpress is the oldest… …   Universalium

• letterpress — /let euhr pres /, n. 1. the process of printing from letters or type in relief, rather than from intaglio plates or planographically. 2. matter printed in such a manner. 3. Chiefly Brit. printed text or reading matter, as distinguished from… …   Universalium

• letterpress — Synonyms and related words: advance sheets, advertising matter, albertype, book printing, chromotypography, chromotypy, chromoxylography, collotype, color printing, electronography, electrostatic printing, graphic arts, gravure, halftone… …   Moby Thesaurus

• letterpress — let•ter•press [[t]ˈlɛt ərˌprɛs[/t]] n. 1) pri the process of printing from letters or type in relief 2) pri matter printed in such a manner 3) pri set in letterpress: letterpress work[/ex] • Etymology: 1750–60 …   From formal English to slang

• letterpress — noun Date: circa 1765 1. the process of printing from an inked raised surface especially when the paper is impressed directly upon the surface 2. chiefly British text (as of a book) distinct from pictorial illustrations …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• letterpress — noun a) The printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed against paper to transfer the image. b) printing directly from type, in distinction from printing from plates …   Wiktionary

• Letterpress (printing) process — Процесс высокой печати, высокая печать …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

• printing process — noun reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication • Syn: ↑printing • Derivationally related forms: ↑print (for: ↑printing) • Members of this Topic: ↑live, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary