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planography

DEFINITIONS OF: planography

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n the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent)

Synonyms:
planographic printing
Types:
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collotype, collotype printing, photogelatin process
a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors
lithography
a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface
hectograph, heliotype
duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy
photolithography
a planographic printing process using plates made from a photographic image
chromolithography
single- or multi-color lithography
offset lithography
offset printing by lithography
Type of:
printing, printing process
reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication
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