HELIOTYPE

hectograph, heliotype

(noun) duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

heliotype (plural heliotypes)

A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.

Verb

heliotype (third-person singular simple present heliotypes, present participle heliotyping, simple past and past participle heliotyped)

To produce pictures by heliotypy.

Source: Wiktionary


He"li*o*type, n. Etym: [Helio- + -type.]

Definition: A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

6 February 2025

CURE

(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

coffee icon