decalcomania
Meaning of decalcomania
noun
the process of transferring designs from prepared paper on to glass or porcelain.
mid 19th century: from French décalcomanie, from décalquer ‘transfer a tracing’ + -manie ‘-mania’ (with reference to the enthusiasm for the process in the 1860s).
Information about decalcomania
- It is a name.
- The plural form of decalcomania is: decalcomanias.
- Languages in which decalcomania is used:
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Hyphenation of decalcomania
de-cal-co-ma-nia
- It consists of 5 syllables and 12 chars.
- decalcomania is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables
decalcomania synonyms
Meaning decal:
Translation of decalcomania
- French: décalcomanie
- Spanish: decalcomanía
- Italian: decalcomania
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