autotype

[ aw-tuh-tahyp ]

noun

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

autotype

/ ˈɔːtəˌtaɪp; ˌɔːtəˈtɪpɪk /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˈautoˌtypy, noun
• autotypic, adjective

Other Words From

• au·to·typ·ic [aw-t, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
• au·to·typ·y [aw, -t, uh, -tahy-pee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of autotype¹

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

Example Sentences

I had several reproductions made by the Autotype Company which I coloured myself, and eventually was 250 in pocket.

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He also discovered the direct method of printing by the autotype process.

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Some are in brown, some in blue, reproduced by the Autotype Company.

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This discovery led to the invention of the Autotype, Woodburytype, Collotype, and other methods of photo-mechanical printing.

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Autotype: any specimen identified by the describer as an illustration of his species and compared with the type or co-type.

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