different between printing vs fondu

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p??nt??/

Noun

printing (countable and uncountable, plural printings)

1. (uncountable) The process or business of producing printed material by means of inked type and a printing press or similar technology.
2. (uncountable) Material that has been printed.
3. (countable) All the copies of a publication that have been printed in one batch.
4. (uncountable) Written characters that are not joined up.

Translations

Verb

printing

1. present participle of print
2. To inadequately carry a concealed weapon such that its silhouette is visible on the person wearing it.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French fondu (“melted”).

Noun

fondu (countable and uncountable, plural fondus)

1. (printing) The graded shift from one color into another.
2. Alternative spelling of fondue
3. (ballet) Involving a lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg.

Anagrams

• Found., found

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin fundus.

Noun

fondu m (plural fondos)

1. depth

Adjective

fondu m sg (feminine singular fonda, neuter singular fondo, masculine plural fondos, feminine plural fondes)

1. deep

Esperanto

Verb

fondu

1. imperative of fondi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??.dy/

Noun

fondu m (plural fondus)

1. fade
2. (film, video) fade

Derived terms

• fondu enchaîné

Verb

fondu m (feminine singular fondue, masculine plural fondus, feminine plural fondues)

1. past participle of fondre

Further reading

• “fondu” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

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Adjective

fondu m

1. (Jersey) molten

Romanian

Etymology

From French fondu.

Noun

fondu n (plural fonduuri)

1. (film) fade

Declension