1. a printing process that creates tones and shades using small dots or lines, commonly used in comic books and commercial printing
Usage: also called benday process; named after inventor Benjamin Day; printing and graphic design term

1. to apply the benday process to (a printed image) to create tones and shades
Usage: printing and graphic design term; often used in past tense as 'bendayed'

Examples

• The comic book artist used benday to add color and depth to the illustration.
• The printer applied benday dots to create the shading in the vintage advertisement.
• Early comic books were often bendayed to achieve a wider range of colors with limited printing plates.
• The benday process allowed publishers to produce colorful images more economically.
• The designer decided to benday the photograph for a stylized, retro effect.
• Benday patterns are visible when you examine old comic book pages under magnification.