decalcomania

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UK/diːˌkælkəˈmeɪnɪə/

noun

The process of transferring decorative designs onto surfaces using decals.

Similar
decal
OriginFrench décalcomanie →
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Meanings

noundecalcomania (countable and uncountable, plural decalcomanias)

plural decalcomanias

  1. countableuncountableThe process of transferring decorative designs onto surfaces using decals.
  2. countableuncountableA decal.

    The principal change in paragraph 1406 is the reduction in the rates of duty provided in the House bill on ceramic decalcomanias.

    1930, United States Congressional serial set, number 9185, page 43

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneither a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface

Similar
decal
Broader
designpatternfiguretransfer paper
Also see
decal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchdécalcomanie
  2. Frenchdécalcomanie
  3. Englishdecalcomania

Borrowed from French décalcomanie.

More words from French

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Catalan calcomania
  • calcomaniathe process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
French décalcomanie
  • décalcomaniethe process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
German Abziehbild
  • Abziehbildthe process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
Greek χαλκομανία
  • χαλκομανία (chalkomanía)the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
Italian decalcomania, calcomania
  • decalcomaniathe process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • calcomaniathe process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
Japanese デカルコマニー
  • デカルコマニー (dekarukomanī)the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
Korean 데칼코마니
  • 데칼코마니 (dekalkomani)the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
Polish dekalkomania
  • dekalkomaniathe process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
Portuguese decalcomania
  • decalcomaniathe process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
Spanish decalcomanía, calcomanía
  • decalcomaníathe process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • calcomaníathe process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
Swedish dekalkomani, överföringsbild
  • dekalkomanithe process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • överföringsbildthe process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
Cite this entry
APA

decalcomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decalcomania

MLA

“decalcomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decalcomania. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “decalcomania,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/decalcomania.

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