e|lec|tro|type

e|lec|tro|type
e|lec|tro|type «ih LEHK truh typ», noun, verb, -typed, -typ|ing.
–n.
1. a metal or composition plate used in printing. It is a copy of a page of type, an engraving, or the like, made by electroplating a wax mold of the original.
2. a print made from such a plate.
3. = electrotyping. (Cf. ↑electrotyping)
–v.t., v.i.
to make such a plate or plates (of).

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