multi-negativen.
/ˌmʌltɪˈnɛɡətɪv/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈnɛɡədɪv/ Printing.
An array of many similar negative images used in the printing of small items several at a time by photolithography.
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multipositive1933
1922 Penrose's Ann. 24 59 If it were possible to produce the word ‘Lithotex’ on every impression made from multi-negatives it would be almost as familiar to the public as the word ‘Kodak’.
1933 N. Montague in W. Atkins Art & Pract. Printing III. xii. 95 Multi-negatives have become an economic necessity in the case of printing by photo-lithography such things as stamps, coupons, playing cards, and small labels.
1967 E. Chambers Photolitho-offset vi. 70 The automatic operation can be commenced at any part of the layout and an exposure made to any position on the multi-negative.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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