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Electrotype
A plate, made by electroplating a mold, such as used in letterpress printing
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noun
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A plate, made by electroplating a mold, such as used in letterpress printing
verb
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To make such a plate
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| photoelectrotypenoun | (dated, photography) An electrotype plate formed in a mould made by photographing on prepared gelatine, etc. |
| cerotypenoun | A print made by this process. |
| electrographnoun | A machine used in gravure printing |
| letterpressnoun | (printing) The printing process in which ink is applied to the top surface of a raised image area, which is then pressed against paper to transfer the image. |
| platinnoun | (medicine) Any platinum-based antineoplastic, of which class cisplatin is the archetypal member. |
| electrographynoun | The recording of the electrical activity of part of the body |
| platennoun | (printing) The part of a printing press which presses the paper against the type and by which the impression is made. |
| steelnoun | (countable, uncountable) An artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness. |
| lithotypynoun | The art or process of making a kind of hard stereotype plate, by pressing into a mould, taken from a page of type or other matter, a mixture of shellac and fine sand, together with a little tar and linseed oil, all in a heated state. |
| platinotypenoun | (uncountable) A method of making photographic prints using platinum salts. |
| platesetternoun | A machine used in the manufacture of printed circuit boards |
| autotypographynoun | (archaic) A process by which drawings executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate, from which further prints can be made. |
| keyplatenoun | A plate mounted to a door and containing the keyhole. |
| photoengravingnoun | (uncountable) A process of transferring a photographic image onto a plate which is then etched and printed. |
| phototypenoun | type that has been set using phototypesetting |
| lithotypenoun | A print made from such a surface. |
| photoetchingnoun | A photolithographic etching process. |
| copperplatenoun | A style of handwriting based on that used on such prints; English round hand. |
| matrixnoun | The cavity or mold in which anything is formed. |
| typeformnoun | (printing, historical) The part of a printing press which holds the type, and against which the platen is pressed. |
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