heliotype

[ hee-lee-uh-tahyp ]

noun, verb,he·li·o·typed, he·li·o·typ·ing.

Origin of heliotype

1
First recorded in 1865–70; helio- + -type

Other words from heliotype

  • he·li·o·typ·ic [hee-lee-uh-tip-ik], /ˌhi li əˈtɪp ɪk/, adjective
  • he·li·o·typ·i·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for heliotype

heliotype

/ (ˈhiːlɪəʊˌtaɪp) /


noun
  1. Also called: heliotypy a printing process in which an impression is taken in ink from a gelatine surface that has been exposed under a negative and prepared for printing

  2. the gelatine plate produced by such a process

  1. a print produced from such a plate

Derived forms of heliotype

  • heliotypic (ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtɪpɪk), adjective

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