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siderography

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
siderog-ra-phy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A 19th-century process of reproducing steel-engraved designs for printing. The design is engraved on a steel block, then hardened and used to transfer a raised-image version to a steel roller under heavy pressure. The roller is then hardened and used as a die to impress duplicate images on printing plates for transferring to paper by the intaglio method.

Uncountable

Etymology

From sidero- + -graphy.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

siderographic

Frequently Paired Words

siderograph siderographer siderographist

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography discography tomography typography

Questions

What does siderography mean?
A 19th-century process of reproducing steel-engraved designs for printing. The design is engraved on a steel block, then hardened and used to transfer a raised-image version to a steel roller under heavy pressure. The roller is then hardened and used as a die to impress duplicate images on printing plates for transferring to paper by the intaglio method.
Where does siderography come from?
From sidero- + -graphy.

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