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English
Etymology
From under- + print.
Pronunciation
Adjective
underprint (comparative more underprint, superlative most underprint)
- (printing) The addition of colour under black areas to produce a deeper black and prevent oversaturation of the paper.
Noun
underprint (plural underprints)
- (philately) Printing underneath the main design of a stamp, intended to prevent forgery or removal of the postmark.
- (philately, considered incorrect usage) a logo or advertising printed on the underside of a stamp; backprint.
- (geology) A fossilised print in the rock bed that is at a deeper level than the track the creature leaving it was actually travelling on; caused by the pressure of a heavy animal or penetration of the sediment by a pointed appendage.
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