underprint
underprint adjective: the addition of colour under black areas to produce a deeper black and prevent oversaturation of the paper.
Adjective
underprint (comparative more underprint, superlative most underprint)
- The addition of colour under black areas to produce a deeper black and prevent oversaturation of the paper.
Noun
underprint (plural underprints)
- Printing underneath the main design of a stamp, intended to prevent forgery or removal of the postmark.
- a logo or advertising printed on the underside of a stamp; backprint.
- A fossilised print in the rock bed that is at a deeper level than the track the creature leaving it was actually travelling on; caused by the pressure of a heavy animal or penetration of the sediment by a pointed appendage.
Forms of underprint
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more underprint |
| superlative | most underprint |
| Noun | |
| plural | underprints |
Origin of underprint
From under- + print.
Questions about underprint
- What does underprint mean?
- Underprint means the addition of colour under black areas to produce a deeper black and prevent oversaturation of the paper.
- What part of speech is underprint?
- Underprint can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near underprint in the dictionary
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