An undesirable printing condition where the printed image is smeared Slur can result from insufficient blanket pressure due to improper packing (offset), slippage of a press part during the printing stroke (screen printing), mechanical problems on the press, or lack of ink tack In offset printing, slur causes halftone dots to enlarge dramatically and affects color fidelity Type can become blurred and difficult to read Print control targets containing microline slur bars can be placed at the edge of a form to spot and diagnose a problem Slur is distinguished from a similar press problem called doubling, where the image is printed again next to the correct version instead of smearing the ink
A statement that harms or is meant to harm someone else's reputation, or which shows disrespect for that person, or which shows an attitude of contempt towards that person
make a racial slur; "your comments are slurring your co-workers" play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata
(1) a printing defect caused by slippage or movement of screen, substrate, or stencil at the moment of printing; (2) also may be caused by a highly elastic ink splashing onto the substrate following ink shear
play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata
play smoothly or legato; "the pianist slurred the most beautiful passage in the sonata"
If someone slurs their speech or if their speech slurs, they do not pronounce each word clearly, because they are drunk, ill, or sleepy. He repeated himself and slurred his words more than usual The newscaster's speech began to slur
(music) a curved line spanning notes that are to be played legato utter indistinctly speak disparagingly of; e