Phototype

[fәutәutaip]

Definition

(n.) A plate or block with a printing surface (usually in relief) obtained from a photograph; also, any one of the many methods of processes by which such a printing surface is obtained.

Edited by Harold

Definition

n. a type or plate of the same nature as an engraved plate produced from a photograph.—n. Phō′totypy.

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