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spot color

spot color noun: in offset printing, any color generated by an ink, pure or mixed, that is printed using a single run.

Noun

spot color (plural spot colors)

  1. In offset printing, any color generated by an ink, pure or mixed, that is printed using a single run.

Forms of spot color

pluralspot colors
alternative formspot colour

Questions about spot color

What does spot color mean?
Spot color means in offset printing, any color generated by an ink, pure or mixed, that is printed using a single run.
What part of speech is spot color?
Spot color is a noun.
What is the plural of spot color?
The plural of spot color is spot colors.

Words near spot color in the dictionary

  1. spot checks
  2. spot clean
  3. spot cleaned
  4. spot cleaning
  5. spot cleans
  6. spot color
  7. spot colors
  8. spot colour
  9. spot colours
  10. spot croaker
  11. spot croakers

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