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)

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