anastatic Meaning, Definition & Usage

An`a*stat"ic adjective
Etymology
Gr. up + to make to stand: cf. causing to stand.
Definitions
  1. Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from characters in relief on zinc plates. In this process the letterpress, engraving, or design of any kind is transferred to a zinc plate; the parts not covered with ink are eaten out, leaving a facsimile in relief to be printed from.

Webster 1913