electrotype

American  

[ih-lek-truh-tahyp] / ɪˈlɛk trəˌtaɪp /

noun

1. 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.

2. electrotypy.

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verb (used with object)

electrotyped, electrotyping

1. to make an electrotype of.

electrotype British  

/ ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

1. Sometimes shortened to: electro.  a duplicate printing plate made by electrolytically depositing a layer of copper or nickel onto a mould of the original

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verb

1. (tr) to make an electrotype of (printed matter, illustrations, etc)

Other Word Forms

• electrotyper noun

Etymology

Origin of electrotype

First recorded in 1830–40; electro- + type

Example Sentences

Sarah Awad's bold, weighty "Instruments of Culture" paintings are based on scenes in the cast courts in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London — the galleries that house the V&A's plaster-cast and electrotype reproductions.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2011

An electrotype and stereotype mat service for national advertising in country papers is another important Western Newspaper Union activity.

From Time Magazine Archive

This curved electrotype plate, being examined before it is fitted on one of the presses, is several steps removed from the linotype.

From Time Magazine Archive

This second novel by a young "proletarian" whose Union Square won him a Guggenheim Fellowship tells of workers and bosses in an electrotype foundry.

From Time Magazine Archive

Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype or stereotype plate.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah