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photocompose

[ foh-toh-kuhm-pohz ]

verb (used with object)

, pho·to·com·posed, pho·to·com·pos·ing.
  1. to set (type) on a photocomposer.


photocompose

/ ˌfəʊtəʊkəmˈpəʊz /

verb

  1. tr to set (type matter) by photocomposition
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌphotocomˈposer, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of photocompose1

First recorded in 1925–30; photo- + compose

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