printing
noun
print·ing
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Definition of printing
Examples of printing in a Sentence
The book is already in its second printing, and a third printing is scheduled for later this year.
The book has had two printings of 100,000 copies each.
Her printing is very neat.
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The juried event will showcase the work of 250-plus artists from all over the U.S. and include demonstrations of glassblowing, screen printing and ceramic wheel throwing. — Greg Crawford, Detroit Free Press, "The weekend: Jonas Brothers, Art & Apples Festival, UniverSoul Circus, 'Cats'," 4 Sep. 2019 Filming also took place at a surprising number of practical locations around Los Angeles County, including a former Times printing facility. — Los Angeles Times, "How Brad Pitt’s ‘Ad Astra’ survived delays, a tweaked ending and a Disney adoption," 29 Aug. 2019 Areas for robotics, a welding room, painting room, 3D printing area in spaces with whiteboards and educational software are part of the center, said Jill Franxman, a marketing director for CovCath. — Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, "Covington Catholic unveils finished $10 million expansion Sunday: Chapel Tower a focal point," 22 Aug. 2019 The crisis is Zimbabwe’s worst since the bad days of 2008-09, when President Robert Mugabe’s money-printing sparked hyperinflation so intense that prices doubled several times a week. — The Economist, "Zimbabwe’s economy is crashing and its people are hungry," 15 Aug. 2019 Such laws led to Defense Distributed and similar companies taking down gun milling and printing information from their websites. — Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, "At Defense Distributed, few glimpses of life after Cody Wilson," 10 Aug. 2019 For decades Bintliff worked the graveyard shift as a printing press operator and Joanne was a typesetter for the same company. — Emma Baccellieri, SI.com, "Mud Maker: The Man Behind MLB’s Essential Secret Sauce," 7 Aug. 2019 Instant Cameras Polaroid-style instant-printing cameras are back. — Alex Baker-whitcomb, WIRED, "Samsung's New Phones, a Boeing 787 Software Flaw, and More News," 7 Aug. 2019 The three-dimensional printing of organs is a challenge on Earth because printing the tiny structures inside organs requires scaffolding strictures to support the tissue shapes in Earth’s gravity. — Chabeli Herrera, orlandosentinel.com, "SpaceX plans to launch 5,000 pounds of cargo to ISS tonight. But storms may push it to August," 24 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'printing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for printing
printing
noun
English Language Learners Definition of printing
: the process of producing books, magazines, etc. by using machinery
: the act or process of printing a set number of copies of a book at one time
: handwriting that uses separate letters that do not join together
See the full definition for printing in the English Language Learners Dictionary
printing
noun
print·ing
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Kids Definition of printing
1
: the art, practice, or business of making copies of text and images
2
: writing that uses separate letters
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