siderography

English

Etymology

sidero- +‎ -graphy

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒɡɹəfi

Noun

siderography (uncountable)

1. (historical) 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.

Related terms

• siderograph
• siderographer
• siderographist

Translations

19th-century process of reproducing steel-engraved designs for printing

• Italian: siderografia f