printing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈpʰɹ̥ɪɾ̃ɪŋ] (US)
- /ˈpɹɪntɪŋ/
Etymology
By surface analysis, print + -ing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
In those days, printing was big business in this city. Giant web-fed presses churned out countless tons of printed matter annually.
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(uncountable) Synonym of printed matter.
They delivered a huge batch of printing yesterday, so you can expect an invoice shortly.
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(countable) Synonym of print run (“all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch”).
She owns a copy of the first printing, which is a favorite among book collectors because some of the typos in it seem like Freudian slips.
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(uncountable) Handwritten characters that are not joined up.
The instructions said, "Please sign your name and then print your name below your signature," so he wrote out his name underneath in the neatest printing that his hand could muster.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| printings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
carbon printing · rat printing office · nonprinting · thermoprinting · woodblock printing · printing telegraph · printing out · relief printing · printing frame · printing ink · lenticular printing · printing form · pad printing · letter-quality printing · printing press · toeprinting · 3D printing · block printing · printing in · printing paper · bioprinting · contact printing · offset printing · non-printing · rotary printing press · nature printing · skip printing · microprinting · teleprinting · immunoprinting · printing roll · silk-screen printing · stretch printing · viscosity printing · printing-house · whiteprinting · printing shop · necroprinting · three-dimensional printing · printing house · screen printing · nanoprinting
Hypernyms
Synonyms
imprintery · printed matter · print run
Translations (65)
uk друк (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · fi kirjapainotaito (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · bg тираж (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · hy տպագրություն (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · pl druk (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · fr imprimerie (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · es impresión (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · uk друкува́ння (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · mk тира́ж (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · be друка́рства (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ga clódóireacht (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · pl drukarstwo (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ro tipar (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · vi in ấn (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · sw uchapaji (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · de Druck (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ro imprimerie (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · sl tiskanje (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ca impressió (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · hy գրատպություն (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ru печа́тание (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · uk тираж (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · hy տպում (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · da oplag (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · ms pencetakan (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ky мөөр (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · wa imprimreye (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · no opplag (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · fa چاپ (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · gu છાપકામ (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · pt tiragem (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · ro tipografiere (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · nl boekdrukkunst (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ca tirada (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · uk друка́рство (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · el τυπογραφία (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ms cetakan (material that has been printed) · de Auflage (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · es tirada (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · de Drucken (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · nl oplage (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · mk печатење (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · cmn 印刷 (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · be друкава́нне (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ro tipăritură (material that has been printed) · ota باصمه (material that has been printed) · bg печа́тарство (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ja 印刷 (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ru печа́ть (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · uk відбиток (written characters not joined up) · ar طِبَاعَة (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ota باصمه (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ota طبع (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · be друк (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · it tiratura (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · cs tisk (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ko 인쇄 (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · nl drukkunst (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · uk друк (material that has been printed) · fr tirage (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · pt impressão (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · ca impremta (the process or business of producing printed material — see also typography) · uk наклад (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · fi painos (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch) · sv upplaga (all the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch)