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Electrotype

E-lec′tro-type

,
Noun.
[
Electro-
+
-type
.]
A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used adjectively.
☞ 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

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Electrotyped
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Electrotyping
.]
To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process;
as, to
electrotype
a page of type, a book, etc.
See
Electrotype
,
Noun.

Definition 2024


electrotype

electrotype

English

Noun

electrotype (plural electrotypes)

  1. 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)

  1. to make such a plate