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autotype

[ aw-tuh-tahyp ]

noun

  1. Photography.
    1. a process for producing permanent prints in a carbon pigment.
    2. a print made by this process.


autotype

/ ˈɔːtəˌtaɪp; ˌɔːtəˈtɪpɪk /

noun

  1. a photographic process for producing prints in black and white, using a carbon pigment
  2. an exact copy of a manuscript, etc; facsimile
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈautoˌtypy, noun
  • autotypic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • au·to·typ·ic [aw-t, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
  • au·to·typ·y [aw, -t, uh, -tahy-pee], noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of autotype1

First recorded in 1850–55; auto- 1 + type
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Example Sentences

I had several reproductions made by the Autotype Company which I coloured myself, and eventually was 250 in pocket.

He also discovered the direct method of printing by the autotype process.

Some are in brown, some in blue, reproduced by the Autotype Company.

This discovery led to the invention of the Autotype, Woodburytype, Collotype, and other methods of photo-mechanical printing.

Autotype: any specimen identified by the describer as an illustration of his species and compared with the type or co-type.

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