blueprinting

[ bloo-prin-ting ]
/ ˈbluˌprɪn tɪŋ /
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noun Automotive Slang.

the procedure of improving the performance of an engine by dismantling and then rebuilding the reciprocating parts so that they meet exact tolerances.

Origin of blueprinting

1815–25, for literal sense; blueprint + -ing1

Words nearby blueprinting

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Definition for blueprinting (2 of 2)

blueprint
[ bloo-print ]
/ ˈbluˌprɪnt /

noun

a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
a print made by this process.
a detailed outline or plan of action: a blueprint for success.

verb (used with object)

to make a blueprint of or for.

Origin of blueprint

First recorded in 1885–90; blue + print

OTHER WORDS FROM blueprint

blue·print·er, noun

Words related to blueprinting

planning, design, architecture, metallurgy, tailor, organize, determine, prepare, schedule, provide, promote, manage, negotiate, construct, resolve, decide, draft, establish, plot, form

British Dictionary definitions for blueprinting

blueprint
/ (ˈbluːˌprɪnt) /

noun

Also called: cyanotype a photographic print of plans, technical drawings, etc, consisting of white lines on a blue background
an original plan or prototype that influences subsequent design or practice the Montessori method was the blueprint for education in the 1940s

verb

(tr) to make a blueprint of (a plan)