a photoengraving process using a printing plate made of zinc
Derived forms
photozincograph (ˌfəʊtəʊˈzɪŋkəˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf)
noun
photozincography in American English
(ˌfoutouzɪŋˈkɑɡrəfi)
noun
obsolete
a type of photoengraving using a sensitized zinc plate
Word origin
[1855–60; photo- + zincography]This word is first recorded in the period 1855–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boilerplate, kickoff, lavabo, pickup, specialistphoto- is a combining form meaning “light” (photobiology); also used to represent “photographic” or “photograph” in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix photo- include: photocell, photogenic, photolithography, photorealism, photosensitivity