PHOTOMECHANICS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does photomechanics mean? 

• PHOTOMECHANICS (noun)
  The noun PHOTOMECHANICS has 2 senses:

1. the process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods

2. the technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing

  Familiarity information: PHOTOMECHANICS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHOTOMECHANICS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process whereby printing surfaces (plates or cylinders) are produced by photographic methods

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Synonyms:

photomechanics; photoplate making

Context example:

photomechanics revolutionized the practice of printing

Hypernyms ("photomechanics" is a kind of...):

photography (the process of producing images of objects on photosensitive surfaces)

Derivation:

photomechanical (of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("photomechanics" is a kind of...):

technique (a practical method or art applied to some particular task)

Derivation:

photomechanical (of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing)