| Gothic |
(l.c.) a type of printing or calligraphy characterized by its heavy, ornate style. [1/7 definitions] |
| -graphic |
of or relating to (such) a method of recording, printing, or transmitting. [1/2 definitions] |
| graphic |
of or related to pictorial or typographical representations such as photography, painting, and printing. [1/7 definitions] |
| gravure |
a method of photomechanical printing by engraved plates. [2 definitions] |
| halftone |
a technique for printing shading in which an image, such as a photograph or cartoon, is transformed into a complex of tiny dots by photographing it through a fine screen and transferring this dot image to the printing plate. [1/4 definitions] |
| header |
in word processing or printing, information that is repeated at the top of a sequence of pages. (Cf. footer.) [1/5 definitions] |
| headpiece |
in printing, a decoration, as at the beginning of a chapter. [1/3 definitions] |
| imprint |
a mark or figure made by pressing or printing on a surface. [1/5 definitions] |
| incunabulum |
a book produced before the first days of printing with movable type, around 150l. [1/2 definitions] |
| ink |
a fluid or paste, usu. in a visible color, that is used in writing or printing. [1/4 definitions] |
| inkjet |
designating a printing system in which electrostatically charged drops of ink are guided by a computer program to form printed characters or images. |
| italic |
of, designating, or pertaining to a style of printing type in which the letters slant to the right, used for emphasis or for foreign words. [1/4 definitions] |
| Johann Gutenberg |
a German printer considered to be the inventor of the system of printing with movable type (b.1400?--d.1468?). |
| kern |
in hot-metal printing, the portion of a letter, such as the tail of an italic, that projects beyond the edge of the piece of type containing it and rests on a neighboring piece. [1/2 definitions] |
| lettering |
the process, act, or art of forming letters by printing or writing. [1/2 definitions] |
| letterpress |
a method of printing characters from raised type as opposed to flat or intaglio plates or blocks. [1/2 definitions] |
| ligature |
in printing, two letters joined in one type. [1/4 definitions] |
| lightface |
in printing, a typeface of thin strokes. (Cf. boldface.) |
| lithography |
the art or process of printing using a smooth stone or metal plate treated so that only the areas meant to print will absorb and transfer ink. |
| lower case |
in printing, the tray containing the type for the smaller, noncapital letters. (Cf. upper case.) |
| majuscule |
of writing or printing, done in such letters. [1/3 definitions] |