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phototype

[ foh-tuh-tahyp ]

noun

, Printing.
  1. a plate with a relief printing surface produced by photography.
  2. any process for making such a plate.
  3. a print made from it.


phototype

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈtɪpɪk; ˈfəʊtəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

    1. a printing plate produced by photography
    2. a print produced from such a plate


verb

  1. tr to reproduce (an illustration) using a phototype

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Derived Forms

  • ˌphotoˈtypically, adverb
  • phototypic, adjective

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Other Words From

  • pho·to·typ·ic [foh-t, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
  • photo·typi·cal·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phototype1

First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + -type

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Example Sentences

A phototype and a chromo-phototype, issued by the New Shakspere Society, are the best reproductions for the purposes of study.

An entirely new and very important feature is the beautiful Phototype Engravings in rich colors.

Phototype, a block with impressions produced by photography from which engravings, &c., can be printed.

The plates are phototype reproductions from photographs of Patroclus, taken in action by Baldwin Coolidge.

To preserve anatomical accuracy, the finer results of both photography and of the phototype process have had to be sacrificed.

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