单词 | cerotype |
释义 | cerotype in British English (ˈsɪərəˌtaɪp) noun a process for preparing a printing plate by engraving a wax-coated copper plate and then using this as a mould for an electrotype cerotype in American English (ˈsɪərəˌtaip) noun a process of engraving in which the design or the like is cut on a wax-coated metal plate from which a printing surface is subsequently producedby stereotyping or by electrotyping Word origin [cero- + -type]-type is a suffix representing type (prototype), esp. in names of photographic processes (ferrotype). Other words that use the affix -type include: cyanotype, genotype, ivorytype, platinotype, serotype |
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