noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A picture printed from a kind of gelatine-coated plate produced by means of a photographic negative. historical

Synonyms

All synonyms

graphic artsgravurehalftone engravingletterpresslithographymimeograph

Etymology

From Albert + -type, from the name of the inventor, Josef Albert, from Munich.

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