photomechanics, n.
the technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing
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photomechanics
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the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods
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photomechanics photoplate making
sample sentences
"photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing"
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