Printing, Fine Artthe art or process of producing a printing surface on a zinc plate, esp. of producing one in relief by etching away unprotected parts with acid.
1825–35; zinc + -o- + -graphy
zin•cog′ra•pher, n. zin•co•graph•ic(zing′kə graf′ik),USA pronunciationzin′co•graph′i•cal, adj.