lichtdruck
/ˈlɪçt.dʁʊk/
lichtdruck noun: a historical photomechanical printing process that was widely used for high-quality reproductions of photographs, artworks, and documents.
Noun
lichtdruck (countable and uncountable, plural lichtdrucks)
- A historical photomechanical printing process that was widely used for high-quality reproductions of photographs, artworks, and documents.
- Although M. Tessié du Motay et Marécha, of Metz, were undoubtedly the first to produce presentable halftone prints from a colloid film, Germany has since been pre-eminently to the fore in Lichtdruck printing.1877 May 11, “LICHTDRUCK IN GERMANY”, in the Photographic News, volume XXI, number 975, page 223
- You know lichtdruck is entirely different from lithography.1907 May 16, “DECISIONS BY THE BOARD OF GENERAL APPRAISERS.”, in Treasury Decisions, volume 13, number 20, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, page 15
- An image produced by this process.
Synonyms of lichtdruck
Forms of lichtdruck
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Origin of lichtdruck
German licht + German Druck
Questions about lichtdruck
- What does lichtdruck mean?
- Lichtdruck means a historical photomechanical printing process that was widely used for high-quality reproductions of photographs, artworks, and documents.
- What part of speech is lichtdruck?
- Lichtdruck is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lichtdruck?
- Lichtdruck is pronounced /ˈlɪçt.dʁʊk/.
- What is the plural of lichtdruck?
- The plural of lichtdruck is lichtdrucks.
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