heliotype

he·li·o·type

 (hē′lē-ə-tīp′)

n.

1. A photomechanically produced plate for pictures or type made by exposing a gelatin film under a negative, hardening it with chrome alum, and printing directly from it.

2. also he·li·o·typ·y (-tī′pē) The process of producing a heliotype.

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he′li·o·type′ v.

he′li·o·typ′ic (-tĭp′ĭk) adj.

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heliotype

(ˈhiːlɪəʊˌtaɪp)

n

1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Also called: heliotypy a printing process in which an impression is taken in ink from a gelatine surface that has been exposed under a negative and prepared for printing

2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) the gelatine plate produced by such a process

3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a print produced from such a plate

heliotypic adj

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

heliotype - duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy hectograph copier, duplicator - apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material collotype, collotype printing, photogelatin process - a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors

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