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offset - a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper |
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printing,
printing process the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
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photo-offset,
photo-offset printing a method of offset printing using photomechanical plates
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letterset printing image is transferred from a relief type plate to a roller
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| Verb |
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offset - produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings" |
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impress,
print dye (fabric) before it is spun
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offset - create an offset in; "offset a wall" |
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create,
make create by artistic means; "create a poem"; "Schoenberg created twelve-tone music"; "Picasso created Cubism"; "Auden made verses"
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offset - cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface |
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transfer transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
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offset - compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals" |
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countervail |
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balance,
equilibrate,
equilibrise,
equilibrize compute credits and debits of an account
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