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printmaking vs engraving

engraving vs printmaking

printmaking and engraving both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
printmaking Yes No No No
engraving Yes No No No
As nouns, engraving is a hyponym of printmaking; that is, engraving is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than printmaking:
  • printmaking: artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens
  • engraving: making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
Other hyponyms of printmaking include etching, serigraphy, lithography.
printmaking (noun) engraving (noun)
artistic design and manufacture of prints as woodcuts or silkscreens making engraved or etched plates and printing designs from them
a block or plate or other hard surface that has been engraved
a print made from an engraving
Difference between printmaking and engraving

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