ELECTROTYPE


Meaning of ELECTROTYPE in English

— electrotyper , n.

/i lek"treuh tuyp'/ , n. , v. , electrotyped, electrotyping .

n.

1. a facsimile, for use in printing, of a block of type, an engraving, or the like, consisting of a thin copper or nickel shell deposited by electrolytic action in a wax, lead, or plastic mold of the original and backed with lead alloy.

2. electrotypy.

v.t.

3. to make an electrotype of.

[ 1830-40; ELECTRO- + TYPE ]

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