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photomechanical Definition

photo·me·chani·cal (fōt′ō mə kan′i kəl)

adjective

designating or of any process by which printing plates are made by a photographic method

Etymology: photo- + mechanical

photomechanical Related Forms

pho′to·me·chan′i·cally adverb

photomechanical Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • printing: In 1841 he experimented ( with some collaboration from J. P. Gassiot ) at the London Institution with daguerreotype plates for photomechanical printing.
  • process: Photographic Engraving: WHFT's first photomechanical process, patented in 1852.
  • technique: Through this photomechanical printing techniques were able to expand the scope of production for original creative prints.
  • reproduction: The Woodburytype was a form of photomechanical reproduction of a photograph patented in 1864 by Walter Bentley Woodbury.
  • shop: The photomechanical shops give you a line drawing of black lines on a very clear background.
  • movement: Douglas, R.H. & Wagner H.J. ( 1982 ) - Endogenous patterns of photomechanical movements in teleosts: their relation to activity rhythms.