blueprint

CEFRC1

/ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A detailed plan for building or achieving something.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).

Examples

  • The spokesman explained the blueprint of the scheme to the press.

  • He gave me a blueprint.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A print produced with this process.

  2. 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.

  3. Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.

More examples

In context

  • The architect blueprinted the renovation plan once the client had signed off.

  • They blueprinted every aspect of the first phase of the operation.

  • Ain't got no blueprint, just a purpose and a wrecking ball!

Synonyms

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The architect studied the detailed blank before starting to build the house.

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Origin

noun

From blue + print. Introduced by Sir John Herschel in 1842.