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OFFSET LITHOGRAPHY [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Lithography, Offset Printing and Collotype
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- offset lithography
1, record 1, English, offset%20lithography
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- offset 2, record 1, English, offset
correct
- lithography 2, record 1, English, lithography
correct
- offset printing 3, record 1, English, offset%20printing
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Indirect lithography produced on an offset lithographic press; the modern commercial printing method, as opposed to direct lithography. 2, record 1, English, - offset%20lithography
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A right-reading plate is used, and an intermediate rubber-covered offset cylinder transfers the image from the plate cylinder to the paper, metal or other material. 2, record 1, English, - offset%20lithography
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Since offset is the dominant, and practically the only method of lithographic printing, the terms "offset" and "lithography" are generally used interchangeably. 2, record 1, English, - offset%20lithography
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lithographie, offset et phototypie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- offset
1, record 1, French, offset
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procédé d'impression à plat fondé sur le principe lithographique, c.-à-d. sur la répulsion des encres grasses et de l'eau. 2, record 1, French, - offset
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'offset se distingue des autres procédés lithographiques par le fait que le papier ne vient pas en contact direct avec les éléments imprimants. Il reçoit son impression d'un cylindre revêtu d'une feuille de caoutchouc, dite blanchet, préalablement mise en contact avec les éléments encrés qui y sont décalqués. 2, record 1, French, - offset
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Litografía, offset y fototipia
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- offset
1, record 1, Spanish, offset
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Procedimiento de impresión, derivado de la litografía, en el cual la plancha entintada imprime un cilindro de caucho que transfiere la impresión al papel. 1, record 1, Spanish, - offset
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las planchas para impresión offset llevan las letras y las figuras grabadas positivamente, al revés de los demás sistemas de impresión, cuyas formas son invertidas (la derecha se halla a la izquierda). 1, record 1, Spanish, - offset
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