heliotype

[ hee-lee-uh-tahyp ]

noun

, he·li·o·typed, he·li·o·typ·ing.

1. collotype.

heliotype

/ ˈhiːlɪəʊˌtaɪp; ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtɪpɪk /

noun

1. Also calledheliotypy a printing process in which an impression is taken in ink from a gelatine surface that has been exposed under a negative and prepared for printing
2. the gelatine plate produced by such a process
3. a print produced from such a plate

Derived Forms

• heliotypic, adjective

Other Words From

• he·li·o·typ·ic [hee-lee-, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
• heli·o·typi·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of heliotype¹

First recorded in 1865–70; helio- + -type

Example Sentences

All of the photographs are similar to those which appear in heliotype, diminished in size, as illustrations of this paper.

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Casts are first taken from the coins, in white plaster; these are photographed, and the photograph printed by the heliotype process of Messrs. Edwards and Kidd.

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It is plainly shown in the heliotype which accompanies Professor Rau’s work on the Palenque cross, though not so well in our Fig.

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The illustration is a beautiful heliotype from a fine photograph made by T. H.

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The illustrations consist of a fine heliotype view of the Old State House, from the east end, the home of the Society; and a copy of its well-devised seal, in the heraldic coloring.

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