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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Electrotype

· E·lec·tro·type · IPA
01 n. A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used adjectively.
  1. 1.
    A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used adjectively.
02 v. t. To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as, to electrotype a page of type, a book, etc. See Electrotype, n.
imp. & p. p. Electrotyped; p. pr. & vb. n. Electrotyping
  1. 1.
    To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as, to electrotype a page of type, a book, etc. See Electrotype, n. See: Electrotype