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engraving vs plaster printing

plaster printing vs engraving

engraving and plaster printing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
engraving Yes No No No
plaster printing Yes No No No
As nouns, plaster printing is a hyponym of engraving; that is, plaster printing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than engraving:
  • engraving: making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
  • plaster printing: printing from an intaglio plate that has been converted to a relief print by making a plaster cast of it, thereby causing lines that were originally incised to stand out above the surface.
Other hyponyms of engraving include steel engraving, aquatint.
engraving (noun) plaster printing (noun)
making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them printing from an intaglio plate that has been converted to a relief print by making a plaster cast of it, thereby causing lines that were originally incised to stand out above the surface.
a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
a print made from an engraving
Difference between engraving and plaster printing

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