photocomposition

[foh-toh-kom-puh-zish-uh n]

noun Printing.

any method of composition using photography, as composition by means of a photocomposer.

Origin of photocomposition

First recorded in 1925–30; photo- + composition

Also called phototypesetting, phototypography.

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British Dictionary definitions for photo-composition

photocomposition

noun

printing typesetting by exposing type characters onto photographic film or photosensitive paper in order to make printing platesAlso called: photosetting, phototypesetting

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