hot metal
hot metal noun: printing type cast from molten metal; hot metal typesetting.
Noun
hot metal (uncountable)
- Printing type cast from molten metal; hot metal typesetting.
- A Fleet Street veteran of the hot-metal days, he had moved to the Mediterranean and spotted an anglophone niche among the marinas and yacht brokers.2000, JG Ballard, Super-Cannes, Fourth Estate, published 2011, page 127
- In the mid-80s, most British newspapers were still produced using hot metal, despite the widespread use elsewhere of modern offset litho technology.2011 July 27, Jon Henley, “Rupert Murdoch and the battle of Wapping: 25 years on”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
hot metal meaning in Tamil
hot metal in Tamil
- உருகிய மாழை
Questions about hot metal
- What does hot metal mean?
- Hot metal means printing type cast from molten metal; hot metal typesetting.
- What is hot metal in Tamil?
- Hot metal in Tamil is உருகிய மாழை. See Hot metal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is hot metal?
- Hot metal is a noun.
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