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ELECTROTYPE
Etymology
Noun
electrotype (plural electrotypes)
(printing) a plate, made by electroplating a mold, such as used in letterpress printing
Verb
electrotype (third-person singular simple present electrotypes, present participle electrotyping, simple past and past participle electrotyped)
to make such a plate
Source: Wiktionary
E*lec"tro*type, n. Etym: [Electro- + -type.]
Definition: A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used adjectively.
Note: The face of an electrotype consists of a shell of copper, silver, or the like, produced by the action of an electrical current upon a plate of metal and a wax mold suspended in an acid bath and connected with opposite poles of the battery. It is backed up with a solid filling of type metal.
E*lec"tro*type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electrotyped; p. pr. & vb. n. Electrotyping.]
Definition: To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as to electrotype a page of type, a book, etc. See Electrotype, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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