planographic process

planographic process

[¦plā·nə¦graf·ik ′prä·səs]
(graphic arts)
Nonrelief printing process (such as collotype and lithography), in which the areas of the plate to receive ink are on the same level or plane as those that remain uninked.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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