heliotype

American  

[hee-lee-uh-tahyp] / ˈhi li əˌtaɪp /

noun

heliotyped, heliotyping

1. collotype.

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heliotype British  

/ 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

3. a print produced from such a plate

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Other Word Forms

• heliotypic
  adjective
• heliotypically
  adverb

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Etymology

Origin of heliotype

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

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Example Sentences

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heliotype heliotyped

The edition of 1627, belonging to the Library of Harvard College, contains likewise an illuminated title-page, which we here give in heliotype.

From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 by Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy) Otis

The illustrations consist of a fine heliotype view of the Old State House, from the east end, the home of the Society; and a copy of its well-devised seal, in the heraldic coloring.

From The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4 by Various

All of the photographs are similar to those which appear in heliotype, diminished in size, as illustrations of this paper.

From The Mayas, the Sources of Their History Dr. Le Plongeon in Yucatan, His Account of Discoveries by Stephen Salisbury

As the map of 1632 has often been referred to in this work, we have introduced into this volume a heliotype copy.

From Voyages of Samuel De Champlain — Volume 01 by Charles P. (Charles Pomeroy) Otis

We want a heliotype made of our eldest daughter.

From Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) by Albert Bigelow Paine

As with the contradictory critiques about one's writings, so also is it with the conflicting apparitions of comeliness or ugliness in the heliotyped exploits of different—some of them indifferent—photographers.

From My Life as an Author by Martin Farquhar Tupper

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