printing | ||
1. | [ noun ] (printing,writing) text written in the style of printed matter | |
Related terms: | writing | |
2. | [ noun ] (printing,business) the business of printing | |
Related terms: | commercial_enterprise issue gravure justify | |
3. | [ noun ] (printing) reproduction by applying ink to paper as for publication | |
Synonyms: | printing_process | |
Related terms: | writing typography offset relief_printing intaglio_printing planographic_printing xerography carbon_process process_printing subscript adscript underlay quad hair_space leaded live ascender unleaded justified proof superscript serif white-out descender word_processing impression print | |
4. | [ noun ] (printing,writing) all the copies of a work printed at one time | |
Synonyms: | impression | |
Examples: | "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" |
|
Related terms: | publication edition mackle proof | |
Similar spelling: |
print printmaking printout pronation print_run Printz Purinton pronate Printup printer printed Prenatt pronator Prentiss prentice prenatal prandial |