noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A dichromate-based photographic process formerly used for large-volume mechanical printing. uncountable
2. 2
   a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors wordnet
3. 3
   An image produced by this process countable

Synonyms

All synonyms

collotype printinggraphic artsgravurehalftone engravingindotintletterpress

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -type.

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