watermark

wa·ter·mark  (wôtr-märk, wtr-)

n.

1.

a. A mark showing the greatest height to which water has risen.

b. A line indicating the heights of high and low tide.

2.

a. A translucent design impressed on paper during manufacture and visible when the paper is held to the light.

b. The metal pattern that produces this design.

tr.v. wa·ter·marked, wa·ter·mark·ing, wa·ter·marks

1. To mark (paper) with a watermark.

2. To impress (a pattern or design) as a watermark.

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watermark [ˈwɔːtəˌmɑːk]

n

1. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture, visible when the paper is held up to the light

2. (Transport / Nautical Terms) another word for water line [1] [2]

vb (tr)

(Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to mark (paper) with a watermark

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	watermark - a line marking the level reached by a body of water water line line - a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent high-water mark - a line marking the highest level reached low-water mark - a line marking the lowest level reached
	2.	watermark - a distinguishing mark impressed on paper during manufacture; visible when paper is held up to the light marking, mark, marker - a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"

Translations

watermark [ˈwɔːtəmɑːk] N (on paper) → filigrana f; (left by tide) → marca f del nivel del agua

watermark [ˈwɔːtə^rmɑː^rk] n (on paper) → filigrane m
water meadow n (mainly British) → prairie f inondable

watermark [ˈwɔːtəˌmɑːk] n (in paper) → filigrana; (left by tide) → segno della marea