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PHOTOPLATE MAKING
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods
Example:
photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing
Synonyms:
photomechanics; photoplate making
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("photoplate making" is a kind of...):
photography (the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces)