5. offset a process in which a lithographic stone or metal or paper plate is used to make an inked impression on a rubber blanket that transfers it to the paper being printed.
1. (noun)beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset the time at which something is supposed to begin "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
2. (noun)counterbalance, offset a compensating equivalent
3. (noun)stolon, runner, offset a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
4. (noun)outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset a natural consequence of development
5. (noun)offset, offset printing a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
6. (verb)set-back, setoff, offset structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
7. (verb)offset, countervail compensate for or counterbalance "offset deposits and withdrawals"
8. (verb)cancel, offset, set off make up for "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
9. (verb)offset cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
10. (verb)offset create an offset in "offset a wall"
11. (verb)offset produce by offset printing "offset the conference proceedings"
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