autotype
Photography.
a process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment.
a print made by this process.
Origin of autotype
1Other words from autotype
- au·to·typ·ic [aw-tuh-tip-ik], /ˌɔ təˈtɪp ɪk/, adjective
- au·to·typ·y [aw-tuh-tahy-pee], /ˈɔ təˌtaɪ pi/, noun
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How to use autotype in a sentence
I had several reproductions made by the autotype Company which I coloured myself, and eventually was 250 in pocket.
Forty Years of 'Spy' | Leslie WardHe also discovered the direct method of printing by the autotype process.
Noteworthy Families (Modern Science) | Francis Galton and Edgar SchusterSome are in brown, some in blue, reproduced by the autotype Company.
The Life of James McNeill Whistler | Elizabeth Robins PennellThis discovery led to the invention of the autotype, Woodburytype, Collotype, and other methods of photo-mechanical printing.
The Evolution of Photography | John Wergeautotype: any specimen identified by the describer as an illustration of his species and compared with the type or co-type.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for autotype
/ (ˈɔːtəˌtaɪp) /
a photographic process for producing prints in black and white, using a carbon pigment
an exact copy of a manuscript, etc; facsimile
Derived forms of autotype
- autotypic (ˌɔːtəˈtɪpɪk), adjective
- autotypy, noun
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