quadricromia
four-colour printing, CMYK
noun kwah-dree-kroh-MEE-ah Rare
Origin: From Greek 'tetra' (four) + 'chroma' (colour), via Italian.
Usage Note
Quadricromia is the standard Italian printing term for the CMYK four-colour process (cyan, magenta, yellow, black). It appears mainly in graphic design and publishing contexts. The plural is regular: quadricromie. Learners working in design or printing will encounter it frequently in technical documentation.
Examples
"Il catalogo è stampato in quadricromia."
Natural Translation
The catalogue is printed in four-colour.
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