lichtdruck

English

Etymology

German licht + German Druck

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪçt.dʁʊk/

Noun

lichtdruck (countable and uncountable, plural lichtdrucks)

  1. (uncountable) A historical photomechanical printing process that was widely used for high-quality reproductions of photographs, artworks, and documents.
    • 1877 May 11, “LICHTDRUCK IN GERMANY”, in the Photographic News, volume XXI, number 975, page 223:
      Although M. Tessié du Motay et Marécha, of Metz, were undoubtedly the first to produce presentable halftone prints from a colloid film, Germany has since been pre-eminently to the fore in Lichtdruck printing.
    • 1907 May 16, “DECISIONS BY THE BOARD OF GENERAL APPRAISERS.”, in Treasury Decisions, volume 13, number 20, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: Treasury Department, Office of the Secretary, page 15:
      You know lichtdruck is entirely different from lithography.
  2. (countable) An image produced by this process.

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