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offset lithography
offset lithographya printing method in which the image on a plate is offset onto a rubber blanket from which it is transferred onto the surface to be printed.See also: PrintingThesaurusNoun | 1. | offset lithography - offset printing by lithographylithography - a method of planographic printing from a metal or stone surface |
offset lithography
offset lithography[′ȯf‚set li′thäg·rə·fē] (graphic arts) A system of printing that depends on the principle that the printing area accepts greasy ink while the nonprinting area is dampened with water and repels the ink; in practice, the image from a plate is offset onto the rubber blanket of an impression cylinder, and transferred to a sheet of paper. offset lithography Related to offset lithography: flexography, Gravure PrintingWords related to offset lithographynoun offset printing by lithographyRelated Words |