释义 |
overprint I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ transitive verb Etymology: over (I) + print 1. a. : to print over (matter already printed) with something additional : surprint : imprint b. : to print too many copies of 2. photography a. : to print too long or with too great an intensity of light b. : to print (one image) on another 3. a. : to place an overprint on (a stamp) b. : to mark (a stamp) with a specified overprint < a stamp overprinted Samoa > c. : to make (a specified mark) on a stamp as an overprint < overprint a date on a stamp > 4. : to type (typewriter characters) one over another to form a character not on the keys < a star is formed by overprinting A and v > II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun 1. : something added by overprinting < road classification is shown by a red overprint — U.S. Geology Survey > 2. a. : a printed marking (as a letter, figure, name, date, inscription) added to a postage or revenue stamp before its sale as a postage or revenue item; especially : one that alters the original (as in denomination, locality, or use) or that commemorates a special event — compare surcharge b. : a stamp bearing an overprint III. adjective : used in overprinting < overprint ink > < overprint varnish > |