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Thermotype
Ther′mo-type
,Noun.
[
Thermo-
+ -type
.] A picture (as of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting the object slightly with hydrochloric or dilute sulphuric acid, then taking an impression with a press, and next strongly heating this impression.
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thermotype
thermotype
English
Noun
thermotype (plural thermotypes)
- An image (as for example of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting the object slightly with an acid, then taking an impression with a press, and next strongly heating this impression.