- Aquatint
- Акватинта (ручной способ изготовления форм глубокой печати);
Оттиск, полученный с формы, изготовленной способом «акватинта».
Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии. 2010.
Aquatint
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Aquatint — is an intaglio printmaking technique, a variant of etching. Intaglio printmaking makes marks on the matrix (in the case of aquatint, a copper or zinc plate) that are capable of holding ink. The inked plate is passed through a printing press… … Wikipedia
aquatint — v. 1. to etch in aquatint. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aquatint — A qua*tint, Aquatinta A qua*tin ta, n. [It. acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem. tinta, dyed. See {Tint}.] A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
aquatint — (n.) 1782, engraving made with aqua fortis, from It. acquatinta, from L. aqua tincta dyed water; see AQUA (Cf. aqua ) + TINCT (Cf. tinct) … Etymology dictionary
aquatint — [ak′wə tint΄, äk′wə tint΄] n. [Fr aquatinte < It acqua tinta, dyed in water < L aqua, water + tintus, pp. of tingere, to dye, TINGE] 1. a process by which spaces rather than lines are etched with acid, producing tones that give the effect… … English World dictionary
aquatint — aquatinter, aquatintist, n. /ak weuh tint , ah kweuh /, n. 1. a process imitating the broad flat tints of ink or wash drawings by etching a microscopic crackle on the copperplate intended for printing. 2. an etching made by this process. v.t.,… … Universalium
aquatint — UK [ˈækwəˌtɪnt] / US noun [countable] Word forms aquatint : singular aquatint plural aquatints art a) a picture like a watercolour that is printed by using acid to cut a design into a sheet of metal b) [uncountable] the method used to make… … English dictionary
aquatint — /ˈækwətɪnt/ (say akwuhtint) noun 1. a process imitating the broad flat tints of ink or wash drawings by etching a microscopic crackle on the copperplate intended for printing. 2. an etching made by this process. –verb (t) 3. to etch (a design,… …
aquatint — noun Etymology: Italian acqua tinta dyed water Date: 1782 a method of etching a printing plate so that tones similar to watercolor washes can be reproduced; also a print made from a plate so etched • aquatint transitive verb • aquatinter … New Collegiate Dictionary
aquatint — aq|ua|tint [ ækwə,tınt ] noun count a picture like a WATERCOLOR that is printed by using acid to cut a design into a sheet of metal a. uncount the method used to make aquatint pictures … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
aquatint — aq·ua·tint || ækwÉ™tɪnt n. etching that is made in such a way as to resemble a watercolor; process done to make an aquatint etching … English contemporary dictionary
