blueprint
nounverbattested in dialogue
- //ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt//
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images by means of a photosensitive ferric compound, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
noun
- 1
A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images by means of a photosensitive ferric compound, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
- 2
A print produced with this process.
- 3
A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
- 4
informalAny detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
Ain't got no blueprint, just a purpose and a wrecking ball!
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.
As a member of Black Sabbath, he helped draft the blueprints for heavy metal, but in conversation, he was always humble about his contributions to music.
Etymology
From blue + print. Introduced by Sir John Herschel in 1842.
verb
- 1
To make a blueprint for.
The architect blueprinted the renovation plan once the client had signed off.
- 2
figurativeTo make a detailed operational plan for; to design or plan out.
They blueprinted every aspect of the first phase of the operation.
Forms
- plural
- blueprints
- past tense
- blueprinted
- past participle
- blueprinted
- present participle
- blueprinting
- third person singular
- blueprints
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