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PHANTOM VIEW—A view showing an alternate position of a movable
object.
PHOTOGRAPHIC TYPESETTERS—See TYPESETTERS,
PHOTOGRAPHIC.
PHOTOLETTERING—A method of simulating hand lettering or display
type by photographic means.
PHOTO LITHOGRAPHY—The transferring of a drawing to a lithographic
plate by photography.
PHOTOMECHANICAL —Pertaining to any process of printing or
duplicating images by mechanical means from a photographically prepared
printing plate.
PHOTOSTAT —Also called STAT. A photographic image recorded by a
camera so constructed that it photographs and develops directly on paper, in
negative values.
PHOTOTYPE —Type set by photographic means.
PICA—A unit of measure equal to 12 points or l/6 of an inch.
PICKUP—A square of gum rubber used to remove excess rubber cement.
PICTORIAL DRAWING—Any drawing that depicts an object with
recognizable clarity.
PICTURE AREA—The flat surface within the borders of a picture.
PICTURE MORGUE—Also called MORGUE. See CLIP ART.
PICTURE PLANE—An imaginary plane placed between the observer and
the object, usually at right angles to an observer’s line of vision.
PIE CHART—See PERCENTAGE CHART.
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