Ben Day

proper noun

A printing and photoengraving technique dating from the late 19th century, involving coloured dots or some other simple repeating pattern, spaced or overlapping, to produce more complex mixed colours.

“the Ben Day process; Ben Day dots”

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. attributivemediaA printing and photoengraving technique dating from the late 19th century, involving coloured dots or some other simple repeating pattern, spaced or overlapping, to produce more complex mixed colours.

    the Ben Day process; Ben Day dots

Origin

Named after illustrator and printer Benjamin Henry Day Jr.

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APA

Ben Day. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ben%20Day

MLA

“Ben Day.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ben%20Day. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ben Day,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ben%20Day.

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