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printing in

printing in noun: a process by which cloud effects or other features not in the original negative are introduced into a photograph. Portions, such as the sky, are covered while printing and the blank space thus reserved is filled in by printing from another negative.

Noun

printing in (uncountable)

  1. A process by which cloud effects or other features not in the original negative are introduced into a photograph. Portions, such as the sky, are covered while printing and the blank space thus reserved is filled in by printing from another negative.

Questions about printing in

What does printing in mean?
Printing in means a process by which cloud effects or other features not in the original negative are introduced into a photograph. Portions, such as the sky, are covered while printing and the blank space thus reserved is filled in by printing from another negative.
What part of speech is printing in?
Printing in is a noun.

Words near printing in in the dictionary

  1. printing forms
  2. printing frame
  3. printing frames
  4. printing house
  5. printing houses
  6. printing in
  7. printing ink
  8. printing inks
  9. printing money
  10. printing out
  11. printing paper

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