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Webster 1913 Edition
anastatic
anˊa-stat′ic
(ăn′ȧ-stā̍t′ĭk)
, Adj.
[Gr.
ἀνά
up + ιστάναι
to make to stand: cf. στατικόσ
causing to stand.] Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates.
In this process the letterpress, engraving, or design of any kind is transferred to a zinc plate; the parts not covered with ink are eaten out, leaving a facsimile in relief to be printed from.
Definition 2024
anastatic
anastatic
English
Adjective
anastatic (comparative more anastatic, superlative most anastatic)
- Of or pertaining to anastasis.
Derived terms
- anastatically
- anastatic printing