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electrotype
[ ih-lek-truh-tahyp ]
noun
- a facsimile, for use in printing, of a block of type, an engraving, or the like, consisting of a thin copper or nickel shell deposited by electrolytic action in a wax, lead, or plastic mold of the original and backed with lead alloy.
verb (used with object)
- to make an electrotype of.
electrotype
/ ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌtaɪp /
noun
- a duplicate printing plate made by electrolytically depositing a layer of copper or nickel onto a mould of the original Sometimes shortened toelectro
verb
- tr to make an electrotype of (printed matter, illustrations, etc)
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Derived Forms
- eˈlectroˌtyper, noun
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Other Words From
- e·lectro·typer noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of electrotype1
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Example Sentences
This has one plate cylinder and one impression cylinder, and curved electrotype plates are used.
From this mould an ordinary electrotype is made by the method described elsewhere in this book.
Copper electrotype plates such as are used in printing school books are made by this process.
The production of copper facsimiles by the electric current is called electrotype, and is the oldest branch of electro-metallurgy.
Both cast and electrotype are in the National Portrait Gallery.
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