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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg