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photoelectrotype

[ foh-toh-i-lek-truh-tahyp ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ ɪˈlɛk trəˌtaɪp /

noun

an electrotype made by photographic means.

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Origin of photoelectrotype

First recorded in 1870–75; photo- + electrotype

Words nearby photoelectrotype

photoelectric magnitude, photoelectric meter, photoelectric threshold, photoelectricity, photoelectron, photoelectrotype, photoemission, photoeng., photoengrave, photoengraving, photofinishing
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British Dictionary definitions for photoelectrotype

photoelectrotype
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊɪˈlɛktrəʊˌtaɪp) /

noun

an electrotype mode using photography
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