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PROCESS-COLOUR INK [1 record]

Record 1 1998-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Inks and Colour Reproduction (Graphic Arts)
DEF

An ink in one of three specific colours - yellow, magenta, and cyan - used in modern four-colour printing with a black ink to reproduce colour illustrations.

OBS

These inks must have the proper characteristics for printing by the particular process and with the particular paper and press to be used.

Key term(s)
  • full-color ink
  • full-colour ink

French

Domaine(s)
  • Encres et couleurs (Industrie graphique)
DEF

Encre de couleur primaire (jaune, magenta, cyan) employée pour reproduire un original en quadrichromie (ou, moins souvent, en trichromie).

Spanish

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