autotype

[ aw-tuh-tahyp ]

noun
  1. Photography.

    • a process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment.

    • a print made by this process.

Origin of autotype

1
First recorded in 1850–55; auto-1 + type

Other 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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British Dictionary definitions for autotype

autotype

/ (ˈɔːtəˌtaɪp) /


noun
  1. a photographic process for producing prints in black and white, using a carbon pigment

  2. an exact copy of a manuscript, etc; facsimile

Derived forms of autotype

  • autotypic (ˌɔːtəˈtɪpɪk), adjective
  • autotypy, noun

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