algraphy
[ al-gruh-fee ]
/ ˈæl grə fi /
noun Printing.
(formerly) an offset process employing an aluminum plate instead of a stone.
Also called
aluminography.
Origin of algraphy
First recorded in 1895–1900;
al(uminum) +
-graphy
OTHER WORDS FROM algraphy
al·graph·ic [al-graf-ik] /ælˈgræf ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby algraphy
algor mortis,
algorism,
algorithm,
algorithmic language,
algovascular,
algraphy,
algren,
algum,
algy,
alhambra,
alhambresque
Example sentences from the Web for algraphy
The processes of zincography and of algraphy (aluminium printing) are essentially the same as lithography.