photo-electrotypen.
/ˌfəʊtəʊᵻˈlɛktrə(ʊ)tʌɪp/, U.S. /ˈˌfoʊdoʊəˈlɛktrəˌtaɪp/, /ˈˌfoʊdoʊiˈlɛktrəˌtaɪp/ Printing.
The process of printing a photograph in relief and then electroplating it to obtain a matrix from which to make a printing plate.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > printmaking > photomechanical or process printing > [noun] > other processes
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photoengraving1864
photo-electrotype1865
photo-electrotyping1865
autotype1868
Albertype1869
linography1888
photo-aquatint1891
neograph1892
photo-chromotypy1894
dyeline1951
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1865 Sci. Amer. 10 June 379/2 (advt.) Photo-electrotype... We claim the within described process of producing upon the surface of any transparent picture, drawing, or manuscript, by the action of light, a mold capable of yielding a cast in plaster.
1891 Amer. Naturalist 25 630 Permanent pictures wherewith to illustrate his remarks, and these in addition to the ones used from which his photo-electrotypes have been selected for printing.
1893 Manufacturer & Builder Apr. 85/1 We exhibit herewith a photo-electrotype copy of specimens of work and of the characters employed with the World machine.
1940 H. C. MacDougall Early New Eng. Psalmody xix. 138 In 1882 the Foundery Tune-Book was given a photo-electrotype reprint of 36 pages.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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