phototype

[ foh-tuh-tahyp ]

noun

, Printing.

1. a plate with a relief printing surface produced by photography.
2. any process for making such a plate.
3. a print made from it.

phototype

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈtɪpɪk; ˈfəʊtəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

1. 1. a printing plate produced by photography
   2. a print produced from such a plate

verb

1. tr to reproduce (an illustration) using a phototype

Derived Forms

• ˌphotoˈtypically, adverb
• phototypic, adjective

Other Words From

• pho·to·typ·ic [foh-t, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
• photo·typi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of phototype¹

First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + -type

Example Sentences

A phototype and a chromo-phototype, issued by the New Shakspere Society, are the best reproductions for the purposes of study.

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An entirely new and very important feature is the beautiful Phototype Engravings in rich colors.

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Phototype, a block with impressions produced by photography from which engravings, &c., can be printed.

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The plates are phototype reproductions from photographs of Patroclus, taken in action by Baldwin Coolidge.

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To preserve anatomical accuracy, the finer results of both photography and of the phototype process have had to be sacrificed.

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