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underprint.

The addition of colour under black areas to produce a deeper black and prevent oversaturation of the paper.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj

  1. The addition of colour under black areas to produce a deeper black and prevent oversaturation of the paper.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English print English underprint From under- + print.

noun

  1. Printing underneath the main design of a stamp, intended to prevent forgery or removal of the postmark.

  2. a logo or advertising printed on the underside of a stamp; backprint.

  3. A fossilised print in the rock bed that is at a deeper level than the track the creature leaving it was actually travelling on; caused by the pressure of a heavy animal or penetration of the sediment by a pointed appendage.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English print English underprint From under- + print.

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