blueprint

See also: blue-print and blue print

English

Modern blueprint of the French galleon La Belle.

Alternative forms

• blue print, blue-print

Etymology

From blue +‎ print.

Introduced by Sir John Herschel in 1842.

Pronunciation

• enPR: blo͞o'prĭnt", IPA^(key): /ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

blueprint (plural blueprints)

1. A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
2. A print produced with this process.
3. (architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
4. (informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
   • 2018, Jhariah Clare (lyrics and music), “City of Ashes”, in The Great Tale of How I Ruined it All:

     Ain't got no blueprint, just a purpose and a wrecking ball!

   • 2020 December 2, Christian Wolmar, “Wales offers us a glimpse of an integrated transport strategy”, in Rail, page 56:

     This demonstrated serious intent, and the result is a report that should be a blueprint for subsequent assessments when road schemes are being put forward.

Synonyms

• (paper-based technical drawing): cyanotype, schematic
• (detailed technical drawing): schematic
• (informal): road map, schematic, plan, layout

Translations

cyanotype reproduction process

• Dutch: cyanotypie
• Finnish: sinikopiointi
• French: cyanotype (fr) m
• German: Diazotypie f, Blaupause (de) f
• Greek: κυανοτυπία f (kyanotypía)
• Japanese: 青写真 (ja) (あおじゃしん, aojashin)
• Korean: 청사진(靑寫眞) (cheongsajin)
• Marathi: ब्ल्यूप्रिंट m (blyūpriṇṭa)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: blåkopi m

• Portuguese: cianotipo m
• Russian: диазоти́пия (ru) f (diazotípija), диазогра́фия f (diazográfija)
• Spanish: cianotipia f
• Thai: พิมพ์เขียว (pim-kǐao)

print produced by this process

• Arabic: مُخَطَّط m (muḵaṭṭaṭ)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 藍圖／蓝图 (zh) (lántú)

• Dutch: blauwdruk (nl) m
• Finnish: sinikopio
• German: Blaupause (de) f, Lichtpause f
• Greek: κυανοτυπία f (kyanotypía)
• Japanese: 青写真 (ja) (あおじゃしん, aojashin), 青図 (あおず, aozu)
• Korean: 청사진(靑寫眞) (cheongsajin)
• Kyrgyz: светокопия (ky) f (svetokopiya)
• Marathi: ब्ल्यूप्रिंट m (blyūpriṇṭa)
• Romanian: copie de plan
• Russian: светоко́пия (ru) f (svetokópija), си́нька (ru) f (sínʹka) (colloquial)
• Spanish: cianotipo m
• Swedish: blåkopia (sv) c
• Thai: พิมพ์เขียว (pim-kǐao)
• Turkish: mavi kopya, ozalit kopya (mil.)

any detailed technical drawing

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 設計圖／设计图 (zh) (shèjìtú), 大樣／大样 (zh) (dàyàng)

• Danish: plan (da) c (technical)
• Dutch: (technisch) plan (nl)
• Finnish: piirustus (fi), piirustukset pl
• French: blueprint (fr) m
• German: Entwurf (de) m
• Greek: σχεδιάγραμμα (el) n (schediágramma), πρότυπο (el) n (prótypo), προσχέδιο (el) n (proschédio)
• Hungarian: tervrajz (hu)
• Italian: progetto (it) m
• Japanese: 青写真 (ja) (あおじゃしん, aojashin), 設計図 (sekkeizu)
• Korean: 설계도(設計圖) (ko) (seolgyedo), 청사진(靑寫眞) (cheongsajin)
• Kyrgyz: план (ky) m (plan)
• Malay: cetakan biru
• Marathi: ब्ल्यूप्रिंट m (blyūpriṇṭa)
• Portuguese: planta (pt) f, projeto (pt) m
• Romanian: schiță (ro) f, plan (ro) n
• Russian: план (ru) m (plan), прое́кт (ru) m (projékt), чертёж (ru) m (čertjóž)
• Spanish: copia de plano (es) f, plano (es) m
• Turkish: dizayn (tr), tasarım (tr)

any detailed plan of action

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 計劃／计划 (zh) (jìhuà), 藍圖／蓝图 (zh) (lántú)

• Danish: plan (da) c
• Dutch: plan (nl)
• Finnish: suunnitelma (fi), toimintasuunnitelma (fi)
• German: Plan (de) m, Blaupause (de) n
• Hungarian: tervezet (hu)
• Japanese: 青写真 (ja) (あおじゃしん, aojashin), 計画 (ja) (けいかく, keikaku)
• Korean: 계획(計劃) (ko) (gyehoek)
• Kyrgyz: план (ky) m (plan)
• Russian: план (ru) m (plan), прое́кт (ru) m (projékt)
• Spanish: hoja de ruta f, plan (es) f, proyecto (es) f
• Turkish: plan (tr)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Italian: ^{(please verify)} progetto (it) m
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} modelo (es) m, ^{(please verify)} patrón (es) m

Verb

blueprint (third-person singular simple present blueprints, present participle blueprinting, simple past and past participle blueprinted)

1. To make a blueprint for.

   The architect blueprinted the renovation plan once the client had signed off.

2. To make a detailed operational plan for.

   They blueprinted every aspect of the first phase of the operation.

Derived terms

• blueprintable

 

Translations

to make a blueprint for

• Finnish: sinikopioida

to make a detailed operational plan for

• Finnish: suunnitella (fi)