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decalcomania

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /diːˌkælkəˈmeɪnɪə/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

The process of transferring decorative designs onto surfaces using decals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A decal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the art of transfering designs from specially prepared paper to a wood or glass or metal surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: art, artistic creation, artistic production

4

noun

Meaning 4

either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: decal

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: design, pattern, figure, transfer paper

History

Etymology

Borrowed from French décalcomanie.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: calcomania — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • French: décalcomanie — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • German: Abziehbild — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • Greek: χαλκομανία (chalkomanía) — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • Italian: decalcomania — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • Italian: calcomania — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • Japanese: デカルコマニー (dekarukomanī) — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • Korean: 데칼코마니 (dekalkomani) — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • Polish: dekalkomania — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • Portuguese: decalcomania — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • Spanish: decalcomanía — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • Spanish: calcomanía — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • Swedish: dekalkomani — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals
  • Swedish: överföringsbild — the process of transferring designs onto surfaces using decals