单词 | ben day process |
释义 | Ben Day process in British Englishnoun printing a method of adding texture, shading, or detail to line drawings by overlaying a transparent sheet of dots or any other pattern during platemaking Word origin C20: named after Benjamin Day (1838–1916), American printerBen Day process in American English (ˈben ˈdei) noun Engraving a technique for producing shading, texture, or tone in line drawings and photographs by overlaying a fine screen or a pattern of dots on the original artwork, on a negative of it, or on the plate before etching Also: Benday process Word origin [1910–15; named after Ben(jamin) Day (1838–1916), American printer]This word is first recorded in the period 1910–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: carbon cycle, coverage, flashback, insulin, zing |
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