nickeltype

I. \\ˈnikəlˌtīp\ noun

Etymology: nickel (I) + electrotype

: a nickelfaced electrotype made usually by first electrodepositing nickel and then thinly coating on the back with copper prior to backing with lead — called also steelfaced electrotype

II. transitive verb

: to make a nickeltype from (a printing surface)

intransitive verb

: to be reproducible by nickeltyping

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/nik"euhl tuyp'/, n. Print.

an electrotype with a deposit of nickel.

[NICKEL + -TYPE]