Glossary of Printing Terms

What is: Surface texture: ?

The form of a paper surface. That is the smoothness, roughness, evenness or unevenness of the paper surface.

What is: Surface texture: ?

The form of a paper surface. That is the smoothness, roughness, evenness or unevenness of the paper surface.

What is: Surface sized ?

This is a term which refers to a paper that has been sized by the application of a sizing agent to the paper when the paper is not completely dried....

What is: Surface sized ?

This is a term which refers to a paper that has been sized by the application of a sizing agent to the paper when the paper is not completely dried....

What is: Surface plate ?

It is one of the two major types of lithographic press-plate. Basically, a colloid image is formed on the light-sensitized plate which is made of metal. This is done by...

What is: Surface plate ?

It is one of the two major types of lithographic press-plate. Basically, a colloid image is formed on the light-sensitized plate which is made of metal. This is done by...

What is: Supercalendering ?

This is an alternating roll of compressed cotton in a stack and highly polished steel. The paper during this process the paper is "ironed" by the compressed cotton roll. That...

What is: Supercalendering ?

This is an alternating roll of compressed cotton in a stack and highly polished steel. The paper during this process the paper is "ironed" by the compressed cotton roll. That...

What is: Supercalender ?

It is an off machine calendar roles that first heat and then iron the paper to give it a high gloss finish.

What is: Supercalender ?

It is an off machine calendar roles that first heat and then iron the paper to give it a high gloss finish.

What is: Sulfite ?

This is the cooking of Woodchips in a disulfide solution. It is the use of acid in the cooking pulp.

What is: Sulfite ?

This is the cooking of Woodchips in a disulfide solution. It is the use of acid in the cooking pulp.

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