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photoglyph|ˈfəʊtəglɪf|
[f. photo- 2 + Gr. γλυϕή: see glyph.]
An engraved plate, such as can be printed from, produced by the action of light. So photoˈglyphic, photoˈglyptic adjs.; ˈphotoglyˈphography, ˈphotoglyphy, the art or process of engraving by means of the action of light and certain chemical processes; the production of photoglyphic plates and photoglyphs or photogravures.
1852Talbot in Ure's Dict. Arts III. 444 The liquid [solution of perchloride of iron] penetrates the gelatine wherever the light has not acted on it, but it refuses to penetrate those parts upon which the light has sufficiently acted. It is upon this remarkable fact that the art of photoglyphic engraving is mainly founded. 1856Chambers's Encycl. VII. 511/1 Photo-Glyphography is a process, invented by Mr. Fox Talbot, for etching a photograph into a steel plate. 1859Sat. Rev. 22 Jan. 97/2 (title) Phototypes and Photoglyphs. Ibid. 98/1 To review the points in which these various processes of photoglyphy and phototypy concur. Ibid. 26 Feb. 242/1. 1892 Woodbury Encycl. Phot. 517 Photoglyphic Engraving, a process of photo-etching invented by Fox-Talbot [1852]. |