Ben Day process
or Benday process
[ ben dey ]
/ ˈbɛn ˈdeɪ /
noun Photoengraving.
a technique for producing shading, texture, or tone in line drawings and photographs by overlaying a fine screen or a pattern of dots on the original artwork, on a negative of it, or on the plate before etching.
Origin of Ben Day process
1910–15; named after
Ben(jamin)
Day (1838–1916), American printer
British Dictionary definitions for ben day process
Ben Day process
noun
printing
a method of adding texture, shading, or detail to line drawings by overlaying a transparent sheet of dots or any other pattern during platemaking
Word Origin for Ben Day process
C20: named after
Benjamin Day (1838–1916), American printer