What does embossment mean?

Definitions for embossment
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. imprint, embossmentnoun

    an impression produced by pressure or printing

  2. relief, relievo, rilievo, embossment, sculptural reliefnoun

    sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

Wiktionary

  1. embossmentnoun

    The result of embossing; something that has been embossed.

  2. embossmentnoun

    The process or act of embossing.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Embossmentnoun

    Etymology: from emboss.

    I wish also, in the very middle, a fair mount, with three ascents and alleys, enough for four to walk a-breast; which I would have to be perfect circles, without any bulwarks or embossments. Francis Bacon, Essays, Civ. and Moral.

    They are at a loss about the word pendentis; some fancy it expresses only the great embossment of the figure, others believe it hung off the helmet in alto relievo. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

ChatGPT

  1. embossment

    Embossment refers to a method of pressing an image into a material such as paper, metal, fabric, leather, etc., to create an image that's raised above the surface. It essentially involves creating a three-dimensional relief, setting itself apart visually and giving an elegant and tactile element to the design, often used in printing, art, and craftsmanship.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Embossmentnoun

    the act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state of being so formed

  2. Embossmentnoun

    a bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut; protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces having a decorative effect

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of embossment in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of embossment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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