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/zing kog"reuh fee/, n.the 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]
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zincography — noun A lithographic method of producing engravings using zinc plates … Wiktionary
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zincography — A lithographic process using zinc plates instead of stone ones … Glossary of Art Terms
zincography — zin·cog·ra·phy … English syllables
zincography — zin•cog•ra•phy [[t]zɪŋˈkɒg rə fi[/t]] n. pri fia the process of producing a printing surface on a zinc plate, esp. of producing one in relief by etching away unprotected parts • Etymology: 1825–35; zinc+ o + graphy zin•cog′ra•pher, n. zin… … From formal English to slang
zincography — /zɪŋkˈɒgrəfi/ (say zingk ogruhfee) noun the art or process of producing a printing surface on a zinc plate, especially of producing one in relief by etching away unprotected parts with acid. {zinc + o + graphy} –zincographer, noun –zincographic… …
