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offset printing

offset printing noun: printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.

offset printing: printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket...
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Noun

offset printing (uncountable)

  1. Printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.

offset printing meaning in Tamil

offset printing in Tamil

மறுதோன்றி அச்சு

Synonyms of offset printing

Origin of offset printing

The inked image is offset (“transferred”) from the metal printing plate to the printing surface via a rubber blanket.

Questions about offset printing

What does offset printing mean?
Offset printing means printing by the offset process, in which ink is carried from a metal plate to a rubber blanket (“offset cylinder”) and from there to the printing surface.
What is offset printing in Tamil?
Offset printing in Tamil is மறுதோன்றி அச்சு. See Offset printing meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is offset printing?
Offset printing is a noun.

Words near offset printing in the dictionary

  1. offsent
  2. offset
  3. offset lithography
  4. offset overhand bend
  5. offset overhand bends
  6. offset printing
  7. offset staff
  8. offset staffs
  9. offset staves
  10. offset time
  11. offset times

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