perfecting

English

Verb

perfecting

1. present participle and gerund of perfect

Noun

perfecting (usually uncountable, plural perfectings)

1. The bringing of something to a state of perfection.
   • 2002, R. A. Stradling, Philip IV and the Government of Spain, 1621-1665, page 342:

     All the same, the final embellishments and perfectings of detail occupied a further four years.

2. (printing) The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press.

Derived terms

• perfecting press

Translations

printing process

• Czech: oboustranný tisk m