blueprint

See also: blue-print and blue print

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Wikipedia

Modern blueprint of the French galleon La Belle.

Alternative forms

• blue print, blue-print

Etymology

From blue +‎ print.

Introduced by Sir John Herschel in 1842.

Pronunciation

• enPR: blo͞o'prĭnt", IPA^(key): /ˈbluːˌpɹɪnt/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɪnt

Noun

blueprint (plural blueprints)

1. A type of paper-based reproduction process producing white-on-blue images, used primarily for technical and architecture's drawings, now largely replaced by other technologies.
2. A print produced with this process.
3. (architecture, engineering, by extension) A detailed technical drawing (now often in some electronically storable and transmissible form).
4. (informal, by extension) Any detailed plan, whether literal or figurative.
   • 2018, Jhariah Clare (lyrics and music), “City of Ashes”, in The Great Tale of How I Ruined it All:

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

   • 2020 December 2, Christian Wolmar, “Wales offers us a glimpse of an integrated transport strategy”, in Rail, page 56:

     This demonstrated serious intent, and the result is a report that should be a blueprint for subsequent assessments when road schemes are being put forward.

Synonyms

• (paper-based technical drawing): cyanotype, schematic
• (detailed technical drawing): schematic
• (informal): road map, schematic, plan, layout

Translations

cyanotype reproduction process

Dutch: cyanotypie Finnish: sinikopiointi French: cyanotype (fr) m German: Diazotypie f, Blaupause (de) f Greek: κυανοτυπία f (kyanotypía) Japanese: 青写真 (ja) (あおじゃしん, aojashin) Korean: 청사진(靑寫眞) (cheongsajin) Marathi: ब्ल्यूप्रिंट m (blyūpriṇṭa) Norwegian: Bokmål: blåkopi m Portuguese: cianotipo m Russian: диазоти́пия (ru) f (diazotípija), диазогра́фия f (diazográfija) Spanish: cianotipia f Thai: พิมพ์เขียว (pim-kǐao)

print produced by this process

Arabic: مُخَطَّط m (muḵaṭṭaṭ) Chinese: Mandarin: 藍圖／蓝图 (zh) (lántú) Dutch: blauwdruk (nl) m Finnish: sinikopio German: Blaupause (de) f, Lichtpause f Greek: κυανοτυπία f (kyanotypía) Japanese: 青写真 (ja) (あおじゃしん, aojashin), 青図 (あおず, aozu) Korean: 청사진(靑寫眞) (cheongsajin) Kyrgyz: светокопия (ky) f (svetokopiya) Marathi: ब्ल्यूप्रिंट m (blyūpriṇṭa) Romanian: copie de plan Russian: светоко́пия (ru) f (svetokópija), си́нька (ru) f (sínʹka) (colloquial) Spanish: cianotipo m Swedish: blåkopia (sv) c Thai: พิมพ์เขียว (pim-kǐao) Turkish: mavi kopya, ozalit kopya (mil.)

any detailed technical drawing

Chinese: Mandarin: 設計圖／设计图 (zh) (shèjìtú), 大樣／大样 (zh) (dàyàng) Danish: plan (da) c (technical) Dutch: (technisch) plan (nl) Finnish: piirustus (fi), piirustukset pl French: blueprint (fr) m German: Entwurf (de) m Greek: σχεδιάγραμμα (el) n (schediágramma), πρότυπο (el) n (prótypo), προσχέδιο (el) n (proschédio) Hungarian: tervrajz (hu) Italian: progetto (it) m Japanese: 青写真 (ja) (あおじゃしん, aojashin), 設計図 (sekkeizu) Korean: 설계도(設計圖) (ko) (seolgyedo), 청사진(靑寫眞) (cheongsajin) Kyrgyz: план (ky) m (plan) Malay: cetakan biru Marathi: ब्ल्यूप्रिंट m (blyūpriṇṭa) Portuguese: planta (pt) f, projeto (pt) m Romanian: schiță (ro) f, plan (ro) n Russian: план (ru) m (plan), прое́кт (ru) m (projékt), чертёж (ru) m (čertjóž) Spanish: copia de plano (es) f, plano (es) m Turkish: dizayn (tr), tasarım (tr)

any detailed plan of action

Chinese: Mandarin: 計劃／计划 (zh) (jìhuà), 藍圖／蓝图 (zh) (lántú) Danish: plan (da) c Dutch: plan (nl) Finnish: suunnitelma (fi), toimintasuunnitelma (fi) German: Plan (de) m Hungarian: tervezet (hu) Japanese: 青写真 (ja) (あおじゃしん, aojashin), 計画 (ja) (けいかく, keikaku) Korean: 계획(計劃) (ko) (gyehoek) Kyrgyz: план (ky) m (plan) Russian: план (ru) m (plan), прое́кт (ru) m (projékt) Spanish: hoja de ruta f, plan (es) f, proyecto (es) f Turkish: plan (tr)

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Translations to be checked

Italian: (please verify) progetto (it) m Spanish: (please verify) modelo (es) m, (please verify) patrón (es) m

Verb

blueprint (third-person singular simple present blueprints, present participle blueprinting, simple past and past participle blueprinted)

1. To make a blueprint for.

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

2. To make a detailed operational plan for.

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

Derived terms

• blueprintable

 

Translations

to make a blueprint for

Finnish: sinikopioida

to make a detailed operational plan for

Finnish: suunnitella (fi)