- a plate made by electroplating a wax or plastic impression of the original page of type, etc.
- a print made from such a plate
transitive verb
intransitive verb
-·typed·, -·typ·ing to make an electrotype of
electrotype
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electrotype
noun
- A metal plate used in letterpress printing, made by electroplating a lead or plastic mold of the page to be printed.
- The process of making an electrotype.
Related Forms:
- e·lec′tro·type′
verb
- e·lec′tro·typ′er
noun
- e·lec′tro·typ′ic
adjective
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Noun
(plural electrotypes)
- a plate, made by electroplating a mold, such as used in letterpress printing
Verb
(third-person singular simple present electrotypes, present participle electrotyping, simple past and past participle electrotyped)
- to make such a plate
Origin
electro- + type
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