Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blueprint

/ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.48 in modern English

Syllables: blue-print
IPA: /ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images by means of a photosensitive ferric compound, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.

noun

A print produced with this process.

noun

A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).

noun

Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.

Informal

verb

To make a blueprint for.

Transitive verb

verb

To make a detailed operational plan for; to design or plan out.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Ain't got no blueprint, just a purpose and a wrecking ball!"
"This demonstrated serious intent, and the result is a report that should be a blueprint for subsequent assessments when road schemes are being put forward."
"As a member of Black Sabbath, he helped draft the blueprints for heavy metal, but in conversation, he was always humble about his contributions to music."
"The architect blueprinted the renovation plan once the client had signed off."
"They blueprinted every aspect of the first phase of the operation."

Etymology

From blue + print. Introduced by Sir John Herschel in 1842.

Usage

Inflected Forms

blueprints (plural) blue print (alternative) blue-print (alternative) blueprints (present, singular) blueprinting (participle, present) blueprinted (participle, past) blueprinted (past)

Derived Forms

blueprintable

Synonyms

cyanotype schematic road map action plan layout design pattern draft draught

Rhymes With

shoeprint isn't print hint sprint mint flint stint clint reprint imprint tint

Questions

How do you pronounce blueprint?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/.
What does blueprint mean?: A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images by means of a photosensitive ferric compound, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
Where does blueprint come from?: From blue + print. Introduced by Sir John Herschel in 1842.

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