planography

[ pluh-nog-ruh-fee ]
/ pləˈnɒg rə fi /

noun Printing.

the art or technique of printing from a flat surface directly or by offset.
Also called surface-printing.

Origin of planography

First recorded in 1840–50; plano-1 + -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM planography

pla·no·graph·ic [pley-nuh-graf-ik, plan-uh-] /ˌpleɪ nəˈgræf ɪk, ˌplæn ə-/, adjective pla·no·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby planography

planoconcave lens, planoconvex, planoconvex lens, planogamete, planograph, planography, planometer, planosol, planospore, planovalgus, plansheer

British Dictionary definitions for planography

planography
/ (pləˈnɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

printing any process, such as lithography, for printing from a flat surface

Derived forms of planography

planographic (ˌpleɪnəˈɡræfɪk), adjective planographically, adverb

Medical definitions for planography

planography
[ plə-nŏg′rə-fē, plā- ]

n.

tomography