phototypesetting

[ foh-toh-tahyp-set-ing ]

/ ˌfoʊ toʊˈtaɪpˌsɛt ɪŋ /

noun

Nearby words

phototropism, phototropy, phototube, phototype, phototypeset, phototypesetting, phototypography, photovoltaic, photovoltaic cell, photovoltaic effect, photovoltaics

Origin of phototypesetting

First recorded in 1930–35; photo- + typesetting

Related forms

pho·to·type·set·ter, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for phototypesetting

phototypesetting

/ (ˌfəʊtəʊˈtaɪpˌsɛtɪŋ) /

noun

printing another word for photocomposition

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