phototypography

[ foh-toh-tahy-pog-ruh-fee ]

/ ˌfoʊ toʊ taɪˈpɒg rə fi /

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noun

(formerly) the art or technique of making printing surfaces by light or photography, by any of a large number of processes.

photocomposition.

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Origin of phototypography

First recorded in 1885–90; photo- + typography

OTHER WORDS FROM phototypography

pho·to·ty·po·graph·ic

[foh-tuh-tahy-puh-graf-ik], /ˌfoʊ təˌtaɪ pəˈgræf ɪk/, adjective

Words nearby phototypography

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

British Dictionary definitions for phototypography

phototypography

/ (ˌfəʊtəʊtaɪˈpɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

any printing process involving the use of photography

Derived forms of phototypography

phototypographical (ˌfəʊtəʊˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl), adjectivephototypographically, adverb

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