photocompose

American

[foh-toh-kuhm-pohz] / ˌfoʊ toʊ kəmˈpoʊz /

verb (used with object)

photocomposed, photocomposing

to set (type) on a photocomposer.

photocompose British

/ ˌfəʊtəʊkəmˈpəʊz /

verb

(tr) to set (type matter) by photocomposition

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Other Word Forms

photocomposer noun

Etymology

Origin of photocompose

First recorded in 1925–30; photo- + compose

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