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SPLIT-COLOUR PRINTING [1 record]

Record 1 2013-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Processes - Various
DEF

A technique whereby two or more colours of ink are printed simultaneously by the same unit on a press to create a controlled merging of the colours similar to the effect seen in a rainbow.

OBS

rainbow printing; split-colour printing: terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Key term(s)
  • split-color printing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'impression divers
DEF

Technique par laquelle deux ou plusieurs couleurs d’encre sont imprimées simultanément sur une presse par la même unité de manière à créer une fusion contrôlée des couleurs semblable à l’effet vu dans un arc-en-ciel.

OBS

impression irisée : terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada.

Spanish

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