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PRONUNCIATION OF CHALCOGRAPHY

chalcography  [kælˈkɒɡrəfɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHALCOGRAPHY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Chalcography is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CHALCOGRAPHY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

chalcography

Chalcography

Chalcography, are engravings on copper plates used for printmaking and for illustrations in the production of books. The Monte dei Santi di Dio by Antonio Bettini is the most ancient book bearing chalcographies, printed in Florence on September 10, 1477 from Nicolo di Lorenzo Tedesco. Its primacy is contested by Ptolemy's Cosmographia, printed in Bologna on June 23, 1477 from Domenico de' Lapi, a Latin translation from Jacopo d'Angelo, containing geographical charts and maps by Taddeo Crivelli, engraved in copper plates.

Definition of chalcography in the English dictionary

The definition of chalcography in the dictionary is the art of engraving on copper or brass.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHALCOGRAPHY


autobiography
ˌɔːtəʊbaɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
bibliography
ˌbɪblɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
biography
baɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
bronchography
brɒŋˈkɒɡrəfɪ
cacography
kæˈkɒɡrəfɪ
cervicography
ˌsɜːvɪˈkɒɡrəfɪ
choreography
ˌkɒrɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
chromatography
ˌkrəʊməˈtɒɡrəfɪ
discography
dɪsˈkɒɡrəfɪ
echography
ɛˈkɒɡrəfɪ
filmography
fɪlˈmɒɡrəfɪ
geography
dʒɪˈɒɡrəfɪ
lexicography
ˌlɛksɪˈkɒɡrəfɪ
photography
fəˈtɒɡrəfɪ
photozincography
ˌfəʊtəʊzɪŋˈkɒɡrəfɪ
pornography
pɔːˈnɒɡrəfɪ
psychography
saɪˈkɒɡrəfɪ
topography
təˈpɒɡrəfɪ
typography
taɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ
zincography
zɪŋˈkɒɡrəfɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHALCOGRAPHY

chalcanthite
chalcedonic
chalcedonies
chalcedony
chalcedonyx
chalcid
chalcid fly
Chalcidice
Chalcis
chalcocite
chalcogen
chalcogenide
chalcographer
chalcographic
chalcographical
chalcographist
chalcolithic
chalcopyrite

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHALCOGRAPHY

angiography
calligraphy
cartography
cinematography
computed tomography
computerized tomography
cryptography
crystallography
demography
gas chromatography
historiography
holography
iconography
lithography
mammography
oceanography
orthography
portrait photography
radiography
ultrasonography
videography

Synonyms and antonyms of chalcography in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chalcography» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHALCOGRAPHY

Find out the translation of chalcography to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chalcography from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chalcography» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

铜版画
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

calcografía
570 millions of speakers

English

chalcography
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chalcography
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الحفر على النحاس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

chalcography
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

calcografia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তামা পিতলের উপরে খোদাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chalcographie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chalcography
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kupferstich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カルコグラフィー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동판
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chalcography
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thuật khắc đồng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாமிரம் முதலானவற்றில் செதுக்கு வேலைப்பாடு உண்டாக்கும் கலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅलोग्राफी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bakır hakkaklığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

calcografia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chalcography
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

chalcography
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chalcography
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χαλκογραφία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gravure
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chalcography
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chalcography
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chalcography

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHALCOGRAPHY»

The term «chalcography» is used very little and occupies the 191.658 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of chalcography
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHALCOGRAPHY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «chalcography» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «chalcography» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about chalcography

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHALCOGRAPHY»

Discover the use of chalcography in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chalcography and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Sculptur: Or the History and Art of Chalcography, and ...
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
John Evelyn, 2010
2
Sculptura; Or, the History and Art of Chalcography, and ...
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Anonymous, 2010
3
Sculptura, Or, the History, and Art of Chalcography and ...
This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher.
Samuel Sorbiere, 2011
4
Sculptura; Or, the History and Art of Chalcography, and ...
In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind.
John Evelyn, 2010
5
Sculptura; Or, the History and Art of Chalcography, and ...
Subtitle: With an Ample Enumeration of the Most Renowned Masters and Their Works. to Which Is Annexed, a New Manner of Engraving, or Mezzotinto, Communicated by His Highness Prince Rupert to the Author of This Treatise, John Evelyn, Esq ...
Anonymous, John Evelyn, General Books, 2009
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Piranesi and the XVIII century view in Rome
This brief note aims to be an essential summary of what has been found out so far about the chalcography of Giovan Battista Piranesi', with particular reference to the years following his death, in 1778". Furthermore, it also aims to condense ...
Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Lucia Cavazzi, Rome (Italy). Gabinetto comunale delle stampe, 1998
7
Encyclopaedia Metropolitana: Difform- Falter
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose . Chalcography. W.de Leeuw. Neefs. Pilsen. Second class, in Flanders and HoiChalcography. Engraving, Chalcography. France. Second class in compound  ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845
8
World Peace Foundation Pamphlets
to facilitate scientific work). For other branches negotiations are already in course concerning the division of work among the different publications and organizations. National Institutes of Chalcography A committee of representatives of official ...
9
The Archaeological Journal: Published Under the Direction of ...
... but as having executed objects for church and other purposes, and adorned them with nielli. We now come to the most important part of the History of niello — the discovery of Chalcography. We have abundant evidence from old authors, ...
10
Memoirs of John Evelyn Comprising His Diary from 1641 to ...
272 MY HISTORY OF CHALCOGRAPHY. DECLINE BEING KNIGHTED. tion to Sir T. Clayton, resident there and the Physick Professor; for which I was not at all displeas'd, because, tho' Sir Richard miss'd it by much ingratitude and wrong of ...
John Evelyn, William Bray070663149, 1870

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHALCOGRAPHY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chalcography is used in the context of the following news items.
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Cuban Digital Art in the Social Networks
... such as woodcut, chalcography and lithography but are also incorporating mechanization, digitalization and nanotechnology into the field. «Havana Times, Nov 14»
2
Written images blur the lines
Pascal Torres Guardiola , curator of the Chalcography Department at Louvre , and Frogier , joined forces to put the exhibition together . «China Daily, May 13»
3
Of Ropes, Rocks And Opposing Forces: Iranian Artist Mina Nouri
Nouri studied painting, xylography and chalcography in Italy. She then went on to become a member of the faculty at the Farabi University and ... «Payvand, Feb 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Chalcography [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chalcography>. May 2024 ».
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