electrotype
a facsimile, for use in printing, of a block of type, an engraving, or the like, consisting of a thin copper or nickel shell deposited by electrolytic action in a wax, lead, or plastic mold of the original and backed with lead alloy.
to make an electrotype of.
Origin of electrotype
1Other words from electrotype
- e·lec·tro·typ·er, noun
Words Nearby electrotype
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How to use electrotype in a sentence
This has one plate cylinder and one impression cylinder, and curved electrotype plates are used.
The Building of a Book | VariousFrom this mould an ordinary electrotype is made by the method described elsewhere in this book.
The Building of a Book | VariousCopper electrotype plates such as are used in printing school books are made by this process.
Physics | Willis Eugene TowerThe production of copper facsimiles by the electric current is called electrotype, and is the oldest branch of electro-metallurgy.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia | VariousBoth cast and electrotype are in the National Portrait Gallery.
Life of John Keats | Sidney Colvin
British Dictionary definitions for electrotype
/ (ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌtaɪp) /
a duplicate printing plate made by electrolytically depositing a layer of copper or nickel onto a mould of the original: Sometimes shortened to: electro
(tr) to make an electrotype of (printed matter, illustrations, etc)
Derived forms of electrotype
- electrotyper, noun
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