'Electrotype' definitions:
Definition of 'Electrotype'
From: GCIDE
- Electrotype \E*lec"tro*type\, n. [Electro- + -type.] A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used adjectively. [1913 Webster]
- Note: The face of an electrotype consists of a shell of copper, silver, or the like, produced by the action of an electrical current upon a plate of metal and a wax mold suspended in an acid bath and connected with opposite poles of the battery. It is backed up with a solid filling of type metal. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Electrotype'
From: GCIDE
- Electrotype \E*lec"tro*type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electrotyped; p. pr. & vb. n. Electrotyping.] To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as, to electrotype a page of type, a book, etc. See Electrotype, n. [1913 Webster]