galvanoplastic

[ gal-vuh-noh-plas-tik, gal-van-oh- ]

adjective

, Printing.

1. pertaining to reproduction by electrotypy.

Other Words From

• galvan·o·plasti·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of galvanoplastic¹

First recorded in 1840–50; galvano- + -plastic

Example Sentences

The imprint on matrix in cameo, having been coated with graphite, is then placed vertically in a galvanoplastic bath, and a cast, an exact reproduction of the wood-engraving, is obtained.

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The galvanoplastic process of M. Coblence for obtaining electrotypes of wood-engravings is as follows: A frame is laid upon a marble block, and then covered with a solution of wax, colophane, and turpentine.

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The plate from which the print is taken has been copied by the galvanoplastic process, so that it can serve for other art-unions also.

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Secretary of the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia; author of "Galvanoplastic Manipulations."

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The liquid of the bath supplies material for both deposits, while in galvanoplastic operations the anode supplies it to the cathode.

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