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photocomposition
[ foh-toh-kom-puh-zish-uhn ]
noun
, Printing.
- any method of composition using photography, as composition by means of a photocomposer.
photocomposition
/ ˌfəʊtəʊˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən /
noun
- printing typesetting by exposing type characters onto photographic film or photosensitive paper in order to make printing plates Also calledphotosettingphototypesetting
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Word History and Origins
Origin of photocomposition1
First recorded in 1925–30; photo- + composition
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