Engraving
141. Engraving
See also 23. ART ; 305. ORNAMENTATION .
- acrography
- the art or technique of carving a wood block in relief. —acrographer , n. —acrographic , acrographical , adj.
- burinist
- an engraver, usually in metal. Also called graver .
- cameography
- the art or technique of engraving cameos.
- dactylioglyph
- 1 . the name of the engraver inscribed on a gemstone or finger ring.
- 2 . an artist who engraves precious stones and metals. Also dactylioglyphist .
- dactylioglyphy
- the art of engraving gemstones and finger rings.
- dactyliography
- the art of engraving gemstones. —dactyliographer , n. —dactyliographic , adj.
- ectypography
- a form of engraving in which the design is in relief instead of being sunk.
- galvanography
- the use of chemically induced electric current rather than chemicals to produce plates for copperplate engraving. —galvanograph , n. —galvanographic , ad).
- glyptograph
- 1 . an engraving on a gemstone or other small object.
- 2 . the stone or object engraved.
- glyptology
- 1 . the art of engraving, especially on gems.
- 2 . the study of this art.
- lithoglyph
- 1 . an engraving or carving on a gem stone.
- 2 . the stone thus engraved. —lithoglyphic, lithoglyptic , adj.
- lithoglypher
- Obsolete, an engraver of precious stones.
- lithoglyptics
- the art of engraving or carving precious stones. —lithoglyptic , adj.
- medalist
- an engraver, designer, or maker of medals. See also 210. HONORS and REGALIA .
- photoglyphy
- photogravure or the process of engraving by means of photography. —photoglyphic , adj.
- photogravure
- 1 . a form of photoengraving in which the photograph is reproduced on an intaglio surface and then transferred to paper.
- 2 . the photograph produced by this process.
- photolithography
- the process of making lithographs produced by photoengraving. Cf. photogravure . —photolithographer , n. —photolithographic , adj.
- siderography
- a technique of engraving on steel plates, often used in the printing of banknotes. —siderograph, siderographist , n. —siderographic, siderographical , adj.
- stylography
- the art of drawing, writing, or engraving with a style or similar instrument. —stylographic, stylographical , adj.
- xylography
- the art of engraving on wood for printing. —xylographer , n. —xylographic , xylographical , adj.
- zincography
- the process of engraving on zinc or of printing from a zinc plate. —zincographer , n. —zincographic , zincographical , adj.
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