Galvanography

/ɡælvəˈnɒɡrəfi/ noun

Definition

The process or art of producing galvanographs; using electrical and chemical methods to create or reproduce images on metal plates.

Etymology

From galvano- plus -graphy (writing/recording). This specialized term describes a 19th-century reproductive printing technology using electricity.

Kelly Says

Galvanography was the 'photocopy machine' of the 1800s—it let you use electricity and chemistry to instantly create a perfect metal plate copy of any engraving, revolutionizing book and newspaper publishing!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ጋልቫኖግራፊ
gaal-va-no-gra-fi
ARالعربية
الكهربائي تصوير
al-khayr-bi-i-tas-weer
BNবাংলা
গ্যালভানোগ্রাফি
gal-va-no-gra-fi
CACatalà
galvanografia
gal-va-no-gra-fi
CSČeština
galvanografie
gal-va-no-gra-fi
DADansk
galvanografi
gal-va-no-gra-fi
DEDeutsch
Galvanographie
gal-va-no-gra-fi
ELΕλληνικά
ηλεκτροτυπία
i-lek-tro-ti-pi-a
ESEspañol
galvanografía
gal-va-no-gra-fi-a
FAفارسی
گالوانوگرافی
gaal-va-no-gra-fi
FISuomi
galvanografia
gal-va-no-gra-fi-a
FRFrançais
galvanographie
gal-van-o-gra-fi
GUGU
ગેલ્વનોગ્રાફિ
gal-ve-no-gra-fi
HAHA
galvanography
gal-va-no-gra-fi
HEעברית
גלובנוגרפיה
gal-vo-no-gra-fi-ya
HIहिन्दी
गैल्वेनोग्राफी
gal-ven-o-gra-fi
HUMagyar
galvanográfia
gal-va-no-gra-fi-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
galvanografi
gal-va-no-gra-fi
IGIG
galvanography
gal-va-no-gra-fi
ITItaliano
galvanografia
gal-va-no-gra-fi-a
JA日本語
電解写真
denkai-shashin
KKKK
гальванография
gal-va-no-gra-fi-ya
KMKM
គល់វ៉ាណូក្រាហ្វ
kol-va-no-kra-h
KO한국어
전기사진
jeon-gi-sa-jin
MRMR
गॅल्वॅनोग्राफी
gal-va-no-gra-fi
MSBahasa Melayu
galvanografi
gal-va-no-gra-fi
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလိုဗနိုဂရာဖီ
ga-lo-ba-no-gra-fi
NLNederlands
galvanografie
gal-va-no-gra-fi
NONorsk
galvanografi
gal-va-no-gra-fi
PAPA
ਗੈਲਵਾਨੋਗ੍ਰਾਫੀ
gal-va-no-gra-fi
PLPolski
galvanografia
gal-va-no-gra-fi-a
PTPortuguês
galvanografia
gal-va-no-gra-fi-a
RORomână
galvanografie
gal-va-no-gra-fi
RUРусский
гальванография
gal-va-no-gra-fi-ya
SVSvenska
galvanografi
gal-va-no-gra-fi
SWKiswahili
galvanography
gal-va-no-gra-fi
TAதமிழ்
கலவனோகிராபி
kal-va-no-gra-pi
TEతెలుగు
గాల్వనోగ్రాఫి
gaal-va-no-gra-fi
THไทย
การแกวนาโน
gaan gae-wan-ano
TLTL
galvanography
gal-va-no-gra-fi
TRTürkçe
galvanografi
gal-va-no-gra-fi
UKУкраїнська
гальванографія
gal-va-no-gra-fi-ya
URاردو
گالوانو گرافی
gaal-va-no-gra-fi
VITiếng Việt
galvanography
gal-va-no-gra-fi
YOYO
galvanography
gal-va-no-gra-fi
ZH中文
电镀摄影
diàn dù shè yǐng
ZUZU
galvanography
gal-va-no-gra-fi

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