siderography

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noun

A 19th-century process of reproducing steel-engraved designs for printing. The design is engraved on a steel block, then hardened and used to transfer a raised-image version to a steel roller under heavy pressure. The roller is then hardened and used as a die to impress duplicate images on printing plates for transferring to paper by the intaglio method.

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Meanings

nounsiderography (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA 19th-century process of reproducing steel-engraved designs for printing. The design is engraved on a steel block, then hardened and used to transfer a raised-image version to a steel roller under heavy pressure. The roller is then hardened and used as a die to impress duplicate images on printing plates for transferring to paper by the intaglio method.

Origin

From sidero- + -graphy.

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Translations

Italian siderografia
  • siderografia19th-century process of reproducing steel-engraved designs for printing

Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

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

MLA

“siderography.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siderography. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “siderography,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/siderography.

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