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PHOTOMECHANICS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("photomechanics" is a kind of...):
technique (a practical method or art applied to some particular task)
Derivation:
photomechanical (of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing)
Sense 2
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 ("photomechanics" is a kind of...):
photography (the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces)
Derivation:
photomechanical (of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing)
