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heliotype
[ hee-lee-uh-tahyp ]
/ ˈhi li əˌtaɪp /
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noun, verb, he·li·o·typed, he·li·o·typ·ing.
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OTHER WORDS FROM heliotype
he·li·o·typ·ic [hee-lee-uh-tip-ik], /ˌhi li əˈtɪp ɪk/, adjectivehe·li·o·typ·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby heliotype
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How to use heliotype in a sentence
All of the photographs are similar to those which appear in heliotype, diminished in size, as illustrations of this paper.
All these photographs have been printed by the Heliotype process, and the accuracy of the copy is thus guaranteed.
The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals|Charles DarwinI have, therefore, had six of them (Plate I.) reproduced by the heliotype process.
The Expression of Emotion in Man and Animals|Charles Darwin
British Dictionary definitions for heliotype
heliotype
/ (ˈhiːlɪəʊˌtaɪp) /
noun
Also called: heliotypy a printing process in which an impression is taken in ink from a gelatine surface that has been exposed under a negative and prepared for printing
the gelatine plate produced by such a process
a print produced from such a plate
Derived forms of heliotype
heliotypic (ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtɪpɪk), adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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