autotype

[ aw-tuh-tahyp ]
/ ˈɔ təˌtaɪp /

noun

facsimile(defs 1, 2).
Photography.
  1. a process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment.
  2. a print made by this process.

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Origin of autotype

First recorded in 1850–55; auto-1 + type

OTHER WORDS FROM autotype

au·to·typ·ic [aw-tuh-tip-ik] /ˌɔ təˈtɪp ɪk/, adjectiveau·to·typ·y [aw-tuh-tahy-pee] /ˈɔ təˌtaɪ pi/, noun

Words nearby autotype

autotransplantation, autotroph, autotrophic, autotruck, autotune, autotype, autovaccination, autowinder, autoworker, autoxidation, autoxidation-reduction
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British Dictionary definitions for autotype

autotype
/ (ˈɔːtəˌtaɪp) /

noun

a photographic process for producing prints in black and white, using a carbon pigment
an exact copy of a manuscript, etc; facsimile

Derived forms of autotype

autotypic (ˌɔːtəˈtɪpɪk), adjectiveautotypy, noun
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