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heliotype

[ hee-lee-uh-tahyp ]

noun

, he·li·o·typed, he·li·o·typ·ing.


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
“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

  • heliotypic, adjective
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Other Words From

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

Origin of heliotype1

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

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

All these photographs have been printed by the Heliotype process, and the accuracy of the copy is thus guaranteed.

I have, therefore, had six of them (Plate I.) reproduced by the heliotype process.

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