relief printing

noun

Any printing method in which the ink is laid upon the protruding parts of the printing form.

Similar
letterpress
Opposite
intaglio
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Meanings

nounrelief printing (uncountable)
  1. uncountableAny printing method in which the ink is laid upon the protruding parts of the printing form.

    Antonyms: intaglio

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny printing method in which the ink is laid upon the protruding parts of the printing form.

Opposite
intaglio

More synonyms by meaning

nounprinting from a plate with raised characters

Similar
letterpress
Broader
printingprinting process
Also see
letterpress

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech tisk shora
  • tisk shoraprinting method
Danish bogtryk, højtryk
  • bogtrykprinting method
  • højtrykprinting method
Finnish kohopaino
  • kohopainoprinting method
French taille d'épargne
  • taille d'épargneprinting method
German Hochdruckverfahren
  • Hochdruckverfahrenprinting method
Norwegian Bokmål høytrykk
  • høytrykkprinting method
Polish druk wypukły, wypukłodruk
  • druk wypukłyprinting method
  • wypukłodrukprinting method
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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