Graphotype
[græfәtaip]
Definition
(n.) A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or oxide of zinc is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.
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Examples
- With the coming of the metal card index addressograph and the modern graphotype for making the metal address plates, the addressing machine business was revolutionized, as Mr. Duncan put it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- With the graphotype, address plates for changes and additions could be made at almost typewriter speed. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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