Ben Day process

American

[ben dey pros-es] / ˈbɛn ˈdeɪ ˌprɒs ɛs /

Or Benday process

noun

Photoengraving.

a technique for producing shading, texture, or tone in line drawings and photographs by overlaying a fine screen or a pattern of dots on the original artwork, on a negative of it, or on the plate before etching.

Ben Day process British

noun

printing a method of adding texture, shading, or detail to line drawings by overlaying a transparent sheet of dots or any other pattern during platemaking

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Etymology

Origin of Ben Day process

1910–15; named after Ben(jamin) Day (1838–1916), American printer

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