galvanoplastic
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- galvanoplastically adverb
Etymology
Origin of galvanoplastic
Example Sentences
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My portrait I shall send you through H.; the medallion I must order from Paris, as there are only galvanoplastic copies in Germany.
From Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt — Volume 1 by Hueffer, Francis
The plate from which the print is taken has been copied by the galvanoplastic process, so that it can serve for other art-unions also.
From The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 by Various
The galvanoplastic process of M. Coblence for obtaining electrotypes of wood-engravings is as follows: A frame is laid upon a marble block, and then covered with a solution of wax, colophane, and turpentine.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various
The imprint on matrix in cameo, having been coated with graphite, is then placed vertically in a galvanoplastic bath, and a cast, an exact reproduction of the wood-engraving, is obtained.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 488, May 9, 1885 by Various
The liquid of the bath supplies material for both deposits, while in galvanoplastic operations the anode supplies it to the cathode.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 by Various
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