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IMPRESSION TREMBLEE [1 record]

Record 1 1998-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Letterpress (printing methods)
DEF

A letterpress-machine printing fault in which irregular movement between paper and forme causes halftone dots to be distorted, or letters to show a double impression. The cause may be an incorrectly packed cylinder, faulty makeready, or a mechanical defect.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Typographie (procédés d'impression)
DEF

En typographie, doublage de l'impression provoqué par un glissement de la feuille.

Spanish

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