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Webster 1913 Edition
Phototype
Pho′to-type
,Noun.
[
Photo-
+ -type
.] A plate or block with a printing surface (usually in relief) obtained from a photograph; also, any one of the many methods of processes by which such a printing surface is obtained.
Definition 2024
phototype
phototype
English
Noun
phototype (plural phototypes)
- A metal printing block, used in the photogravure process
- type that has been set using phototypesetting
- A measure of the susceptibility of the skin to tan, depending on the amount of melanin in the skin