flexography

noun flex·og·ra·phy \flek-ˈsä-grə-fē\

Definition of FLEXOGRAPHY

: a process of rotary letterpress printing using flexible plates and fast-drying inks

— flexo·graph·ic \ˌflek-sə-ˈgra-fik\ adjective

— flexo·graph·i·cal·ly \-fi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

flexible + -o- + -graphy

First Known Use: 1954

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