- photoengraving process; Benjamin Day
- Ben Day Process
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photoengraving process; Benjamin Day
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Ben Day Process — photoengraving process; Benjamin Day … Inventors, Inventions
photoengraving — /foh toh en gray ving/, n. 1. a photographic process of preparing printing plates for letterpress printing. 2. a plate so produced. 3. a print made from it. [1870 75; PHOTO + ENGRAVING] * * * Any of several processes for producing printing plates … Universalium
Ben Day Process — photoengraving process (for Benjamin Day, 1838–1916) … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Benday process — ☆ Benday process [ben′dā′ ] n. 〚after Benjamin Day (1838 1916), N.Y. printer〛 [often b p ] Photoengraving a process for adding tone or shading, as in reproducing drawings, by the overlay on the plate of patterns, as of dots: also written Ben Day… … Universalium
Benday process — ☆ Benday process [ben′dā′ ] n. [after Benjamin Day (1838 1916), N.Y. printer] [often b p ] Photoengraving a process for adding tone or shading, as in reproducing drawings, by the overlay on the plate of patterns, as of dots: also written Ben Day… … English World dictionary
publishing, history of — Introduction an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… … Universalium
