"show-through" meaning in English

See show-through in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: show-throughs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} show-through (countable and uncountable, plural show-throughs)
  1. (printing) The undesirable situation where matter printed on one side of a sheet is visible from the other side. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Printing Translations (situation where print is visible from the other side): läpinäkyminen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-show-through-en-noun-sEoCgyta Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: media, printing, publishing

Inflected forms

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