| 单词 | offset process |
| 释义 | > as lemmasoffset process b. A printing process in which ink is transferred from a plate (earlier, a stone) to a rubber-covered cylinder, and thence to paper or some other surface. Also: an impression or print produced by this process. Frequently (and in earliest use) attributive, as offset method, offset process, etc.; see also offset printing n. at Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > photomechanical or process printing > [noun] > offset offset1906 photo-offset1922 photolitho offset1931 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > photomechanical or process printing > [adjective] > offset (of paper) offset1926 1906 Brit. Printer Oct. 283/2 The offset process—that is, working first on the blanket and offsetting from this on to the paper fed into the machine—is the usual method. 1926 Encycl. Brit. III. 220/2 By the offset method any paper, whether smooth- or rough-surfaced, may be used... Offset seems to be particularly adapted to colour-work. 1937 Discovery Oct. 297 An offset—a print made in a non-greasy powdered chalk. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 4 Apr. 188/3 Dr. Willoughby's book, printed by offset from typewritten script. 1976 Sci. Amer. Jan. 135/1 This work is unappealing typographically, dominated by crowded typewritten copy in grayish offset. 1990 Brit. Printer Nov. 32/2 [In screen printing] because ink is printed directly on to the substrate through a screen, a much heavier layer of ink can be deposited than by the offset process. < as lemmas |
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