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Record 1 1999-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Photoengraving
DEF

A copying frame used to hold a negative down tight on a sensitized plate during exposure. The air in the frame between the rubber and glass is withdrawn by a pump, causing a vacuum in which th eplate and negative are pressed together during exposure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Photogravure
DEF

Dans les procédés photomécaniques de reproduction, appareil qui sert à appuyer un film négatif contre une plaque sensibilisée par l'action d'une pompe à vide, le tout pouvant être insolé.

Spanish

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