copperplate

Dictionary: cop·per·plate (kŏp'ər-plāt') pronunciation

A copper printing plate engraved or etched to form a recessed pattern of the matter to be printed.
A print or engraving made by using such a plate.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: a fine style of handwriting based on the writing used on copperplate engravings

Meaning #2: a print made from an engraved copperplate

Meaning #3: an engraving consisting of a smooth plate of copper that has been etched or engraved

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Not to be confused with Copperplate Gothic.

Copperplate refers to the use of inscribed sheets of copper in printing. The engraved or etched sheets of copper are inked and then have paper rolled over them to produce a copy.

In Southeast Asia, the use of copperplate for important documents was a stage in the writing system; they served as durable documentation in a climate which destroyed other documents. In Java, for example, the copperplates were heated until they were soft, and then inscribed with an implement. Skill in metalwork in Southeast Asia apparently spanned multiple metals during the epoch of copperplate inscriptions.

A notable example is the Laguna Copperplate Inscription of the Philippines.

Copperplate script and typefaces

Sample of a digital Copperplate typeface based on the Letraset Gravura typeface by Phill Grimshaw.

Copperplate, or English round hand, is also the name of a style of calligraphic writing, using a sharp pointed nib instead of the flat nib used in most calligraphic writing. Its name comes from the fact that the copybooks from which students learned it were beautifully etched.^[1] Copperplate script was prevalent in the 19th century, but was used as early as in the 16th century in Europe. As a result, the term "copperplate" is mostly used to refer to any old-fashioned, tidy handwriting.

This style of calligraphy is different from that produced by angled nibs in that the thickness of the stroke is determined by the pressure applied when writing, instead of nib angle in relation to the writing surface. Formal copperplate script is written close to a 90-degree angle when linking letters.^{[citation needed]}

In Australia in the 1980s, the state of Victoria prescribed a new form of handwriting which lacked the loops and curious capital letter forms that appear in standard cursive to be taught to children in government schools. There "copperplate" is sometimes understood to mean the old-fashioned cursive.^{[citation needed]}

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Translations: Copperplate

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kobberplade, kobberstik, kalligrafi
adj. - kobberstukket, kobberstiks-

Nederlands (Dutch)
kopergravure, koperdrukplaat, (in/van) rondschrift

Français (French)
n. - écriture moulée, taille-douce
adj. - couleur cuivre, en taille-douce, moulée (une écriture)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kupferplatte, Kupferstich
adj. - in Schönschrift

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χαλκογραφική πλάκα, χαλκογραφία, καλλιγραφία
adj. - καλλιγραφικός

Italiano (Italian)
lastra di rame, incisione in rame, di rame

Português (Portuguese)
n. - placa (f) de cobre
adj. - acobreado

Русский (Russian)
медная гравировальная доска, каллиграфический почерк

Español (Spanish)
n. - lámina de cobre, grabado en cobre, letra caligrafiada
adj. - pulido, grabado

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kopparplåt, kopparstick, välvårdad och liksom präntad stil
adj. - kopparplåts-, kopparsticks-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
铜板, 铜板印刷, 铜版, 用铜板雕刻的, 清楚的, 用铜版印刷的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 銅板, 銅板印刷, 銅版
adj. - 用銅板雕刻的, 清楚的, 用銅版印刷的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 동판, 동판인쇄
adj. - 동판에 새긴, 깨끗한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 銅板, 銅板彫刻
adj. - 銅板の, みがき上げられた
v. - 銅板に彫る, 銅版で刷る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) صفيحه من النحاس, , خط كتابي منمق (صفه) منحوت على النحاس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮גלופת-נחושת, כתב-יד קישוטי‬
adj. - ‮של כתב-יד קישוטי‬

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