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hot metal typesetting

hot metal typesetting noun: any method of typesetting that involves injecting a molten metal alloy into a matrix to form a relief printing surface.

Noun

hot metal typesetting (uncountable)

  1. Any method of typesetting that involves injecting a molten metal alloy into a matrix to form a relief printing surface.

Questions about hot metal typesetting

What does hot metal typesetting mean?
Hot metal typesetting means any method of typesetting that involves injecting a molten metal alloy into a matrix to form a relief printing surface.
What part of speech is hot metal typesetting?
Hot metal typesetting is a noun.

Words near hot metal typesetting in the dictionary

  1. hot melt glue
  2. hot melt glues
  3. hot mess
  4. hot messes
  5. hot metal
  6. hot metal typesetting
  7. hot mic
  8. hot microphone
  9. hot microphones
  10. hot mike
  11. hot milk cake

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