PHOTOMECHANICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does photomechanical mean? 

• PHOTOMECHANICAL (adjective)
  The adjective PHOTOMECHANICAL has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing

  Familiarity information: PHOTOMECHANICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PHOTOMECHANICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or involving various methods of using photography to make plates for printing

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

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

Derivation:

photomechanics (the technique of using photomechanical methods to make photographs into plates for printing)

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