- offset printing
- method of printing in which a printing plate first receives ink and then transfers the ink to the paper (rather than applying ink directly to the paper)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
offset printing
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offset printing — off set print ing, n. (Printing) A printing technique in which a lithographic image on an inked metal or stone plate is transferred first to a rubber sheet (usually on a cylinder) before transfer to the paper. Called also {offset lithography}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offset printing — n. a printing process in which the inked impression is first made on a rubber covered roller, then transferred to paper … English World dictionary
Offset printing — Web fed offset lithographic press at speed … Wikipedia
offset printing — Lithog. offset (def. 6). * * * or offset lithography or litho offset In commercial printing, a widely used technique in which the inked image on a printing plate is imprinted on a rubber cylinder and then transferred (offset) to paper or other… … Universalium
offset printing — noun a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper • Syn: ↑offset • Derivationally related forms: ↑offset (for: ↑offset) • Hypernyms: ↑printing, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
offset printing — (lithographic) Printing from a smooth surface plate that has been treated so that the printing areas are ink attracting and the nonprinting areas are ink repelling. Originally this process used a smooth stone surface, but today most offset… … Forensic science glossary
Offset printing film — Offset printing films are types of clear films used for transfer printing in offset processes. See also Computer to film Computer to plate Categories: Printmaking stubsPrinting materials … Wikipedia
offset printing — The printing process in which an inked image on a metal or paper plate is transferred to a smooth rubber cylinder and then to the paper. Also see lithography and planography … Glossary of Art Terms
Offset printing — Офсет, офсетная печать; Офсетная печать … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
offset printing — Ira Rubel … Inventors, Inventions
