Meanings
adjectivephotomechanical (not comparable)
- not comparableof or relating to any of several methods of printing via a plate which has been prepared photographically, and can contain both text and images
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmechanic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Middle Englishmechanical
- Englishmechanical
- Englishphotomechanical
From photo- + mechanical.
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APA
photomechanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomechanical
MLA
“photomechanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomechanical. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photomechanical,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomechanical.
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