heliotype
Origin of heliotype
1Other 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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How to use heliotype in a sentence
All of the photographs are similar to those which appear in heliotype, diminished in size, as illustrations of this paper.
The Mayas, the Sources of Their History / Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries | Stephen Salisbury, Jr.All these photographs have been printed by the heliotype process, and the accuracy of the copy is thus guaranteed.
The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals | Charles DarwinI have, therefore, had six of them (Plate I.) reproduced by the heliotype process.
The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals | Charles Darwin
British Dictionary definitions for heliotype
/ (ˈhiːlɪəʊˌtaɪp) /
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
the gelatine plate produced by such a process
a print produced from such a plate
Derived forms of heliotype
- heliotypic (ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtɪpɪk), adjective
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