Embossment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an impression produced by pressure or printing

sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmbˈɔsmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈaɪvskɹuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈaɪvskɹuː/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛmbˈɔsmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

imprint sculptural relief relief rilievo relievo

Word Forms

imprint	verb	mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
emboss	verb	raise in a relief

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Prägung

ein durch Druck oder Drucken erzeugter Abdruck

🇫🇷French

gaufrage

une impression produite par pression ou impression

🇪🇸Spanish

realce

una impresión producida por presión o impresión

🇮🇹Italian

rilievo

un'impressione prodotta dalla pressione o dalla stampa

🇳🇱Dutch

reliëf

een indruk geproduceerd door druk of afdrukken

🇵🇹Portuguese

relevo

uma impressão produzida por pressão ou impressão

🇷🇺Russian

тиснение

оттиск, произведенный давлением или печатью

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उभार

दबाव या मुद्रण द्वारा उत्पन्न छाप

🇧🇩Bengali

এমবসমেন্ট

চাপ বা মুদ্রণ দ্বারা উত্পাদিত একটি ছাপ

🇮🇳Tamil

புடைப்பு

அழுத்தம் அல்லது அச்சிடுதலால் உருவாக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு தோற்றம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎంబోస్మెంట్

ఒత్తిడి లేదా ముద్రణ ద్వారా ఉత్పత్తి చేయబడిన ముద్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

एम्बॉसमेंट

दबाव किंवा मुद्रणाद्वारे तयार केलेली छाप

🇮🇳Gujarati

એમ્બોસમેન્ટ

દબાણ અથવા પ્રિન્ટીંગ દ્વારા ઉત્પાદિત છાપ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಬ್ಬುಶಿಲ್ಪ

ಒತ್ತಡ ಅಥವಾ ಮುದ್ರಣದಿಂದ ಉತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯಾಗುವ ಅನಿಸಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എംബോസ്മെൻ്റ്

സമ്മർദ്ദം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രിൻ്റിംഗ് വഴി ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന ഒരു മതിപ്പ്

🇵🇰Urdu

ابھار

دباؤ یا پرنٹنگ کے ذریعہ تیار کردہ ایک تاثر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浮雕

通过压力或印刷产生的印象

🇯🇵Japanese

エンボス加工

圧力または印刷によって作成された印象

🇰🇷Korean

엠보싱

압력이나 인쇄에 의해 만들어진 인상

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chạm nổi

một ấn tượng được tạo ra bởi áp lực hoặc in ấn

🇹🇭Thai

นูน

ความประทับใจที่เกิดจากแรงกดหรือการพิมพ์

🇮🇩Indonesian

timbul

kesan yang dihasilkan oleh tekanan atau pencetakan

🇲🇾Malay

timbul

kesan yang dihasilkan oleh tekanan atau percetakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

النقش

الانطباع الناتج عن الضغط أو الطباعة

🇮🇷Persian

نقش برجسته

اثری که با فشار یا چاپ ایجاد می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kabartma

basınç veya baskı ile üretilen bir izlenim

🇮🇱Hebrew

הבלטה

רושם שנוצר על ידי לחץ או הדפסה

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