glyphography

/ (ɡlɪˈfɒɡrəfɪ) /

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noun

a plate-making process in which an electrotype is made from an engraved copper plate

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Derived forms of glyphography

glyphograph (ˈɡlɪfəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf), nounglyphographer, nounglyphographic (ˌɡlɪfəˈɡræfɪk) or glyphographical, adjective

Word Origin for glyphography

C19: from Greek gluphē carving + -graphy

Words nearby glyphography

Glyndebourne, glyoxaline, glyoxylate, glyoxylic acid, glyph, glyphography, glyphosate, glyptal, glyptic, glyptics, glyptodont

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