electrotype

UK: /ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌtaɪp/ US: (i lek′trə tīp′)

Inflections of 'electrotype' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

electrotypes

v 3rd person singular

electrotyping

v pres p

electrotyped

v past

electrotyped

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

e•lec•tro•type  (i lek′trə tīp′), n., v., -typed, -typ•ing. 
n. 

1. Printing a facsimile, for use in printing, of a block of type, an engraving, or the like, consisting of a thin copper or nickel shell deposited by electrolytic action in a wax, lead, or plastic mold of the original and backed with lead alloy.
2. Printing electrotypy.

v.t. 

3. to make an electrotype of.

• electro- + type 1830–40

e•lec′tro•typ′er, n. 

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electrotype / ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌtaɪp/ noun

1. a duplicate printing plate made by electrolytically depositing a layer of copper or nickel onto a mould of the original

verb

1. (transitive) to make an electrotype of (printed matter, illustrations, etc)

eˈlectroˌtyper, electrotypist noun