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photomechanical

pho·to·me·chan·i·cal
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [foh-toh-muh-kan-i-kuh l]
    • /ˌfoʊ toʊ məˈkæn ɪ kəl/
    • /ˌfəʊ.təʊ.mɪˈk.æ.nɪkəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [foh-toh-muh-kan-i-kuh l]
    • /ˌfoʊ toʊ məˈkæn ɪ kəl/

Definitions of photomechanical word

  • adjective photomechanical noting or pertaining to any of various processes for printing from plates or surfaces prepared by the aid of photography. 1
  • adjective photomechanical of or relating to any of various methods by which printing plates are made using photography 0
  • noun photomechanical a final paste-up of artwork or typeset matter or both for photographing and processing into a printing plate 0
  • adjective photomechanical designating or of any process by which printing plates are made by a photographic method 0

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Origin of photomechanical

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90; photo- + mechanical

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Parts of speech for Photomechanical

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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photomechanical popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

photomechanical usage trend in Literature

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