1. the process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent); [syn: planographic printing, planography]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
planographic printing
n 1: the process of printing from a surface on which the
printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as
opposed to ink repellent) [syn: planographic printing,
planography]