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Line art

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-007078

An image consisting of distinct straight or curved lines placed against a solid background, without gradations in shade or hue to represent objects. It is a monochromatic illustration that uses a single color for the lines. For printing, line art is reproduced without the need for halftone screening, making it simple to print with sharp edges.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-007078
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectIndustrial printing
TranslationsGerman: Strichzeichnung; Spanish: arte lineal; French: dessin au trait
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-007078",
  "term": "Line art",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An image consisting of distinct straight or curved lines placed against a solid background, without gradations in shade or hue to represent objects. It is a monochromatic illustration that uses a single color for the lines. For printing, line art is reproduced without the need for halftone screening, making it simple to print with sharp edges.",
  "subject": "Industrial printing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Strichzeichnung",
    "es": "arte lineal",
    "fr": "dessin au trait"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/line-art/"
}

Record 3,679 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.