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electrotype

Noun

∙ a plate, made by electroplating a mold, such as used in letterpress printing

Verb

∙ to make such a plate

BABYLON ENGLISH
electrotype n.
metal printing plate created by means of electrolysis

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
electrotype
electrotype
\e*lec"tro*type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. electrotyped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. electrotyping (?).] to make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as, to electrotype a page of type, a book, etc. see electrotype, n.
electrotype
\e*lec"tro*type\ (?), n. [electro- + -type.] a facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. also used adjectively.
note: the face of an electrotype consists of a shell of copper, silver, or the like, produced by the action of an electrical current upon a plate of metal and a wax mold suspended in an acid bath and connected with opposite poles of the battery. it is backed up with a solid filling of type metal.

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Electrotyping
Electrotyping (also galvanoplasty) is a chemical method for forming metal parts that exactly reproduce a model. The method was invented by Moritz von Jacobi in Russia in 1838, and was immediately adopted for applications in printing and several other fields. As described in an 1890 treatise, electrotyping produces "an exact facsimile of any object having an irregular surface, whether it be an engraved steel- or copper-plate, a wood-cut, or a form of set-up type, to be used for printing; or a medal, medallion, statue, bust, or even a natural object, for art purposes." In art, several important "bronze" sculptures created in the 19th century are actually electrotyped copper, and not bronze at all; sculptures were executed using electrotyping at least into the 1930s. In printing, electrotyping had become a standard method for producing plates for letterpress printing by the late 1800s. It complemented the older technology of stereotyping, which involved metal casting. By 1901, stereotypers and electrotypers in several countries had formed labor unions around these crafts. The unions persisted into the 1970s, but by the late 20th century, after more than a century in widespread use for preparing plates, the two technologies had been bypassed by the transitions to offset printing and to new techniques for the preparation of printing plates.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

electrotype

Noun

∙ a plate, made by electroplating a mold, such as used in letterpress printing

Verb

∙ to make such a plate

BABYLON ENGLISH
electrotype n.
metal printing plate created by means of electrolysis

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
electrotype
electrotype
\e*lec"tro*type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. electrotyped (?); p. pr. & vb. n. electrotyping (?).] to make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as, to electrotype a page of type, a book, etc. see electrotype, n.
electrotype
\e*lec"tro*type\ (?), n. [electro- + -type.] a facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. also used adjectively.
note: the face of an electrotype consists of a shell of copper, silver, or the like, produced by the action of an electrical current upon a plate of metal and a wax mold suspended in an acid bath and connected with opposite poles of the battery. it is backed up with a solid filling of type metal.

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Electrotyping
Electrotyping (also galvanoplasty) is a chemical method for forming metal parts that exactly reproduce a model. The method was invented by Moritz von Jacobi in Russia in 1838, and was immediately adopted for applications in printing and several other fields. As described in an 1890 treatise, electrotyping produces "an exact facsimile of any object having an irregular surface, whether it be an engraved steel- or copper-plate, a wood-cut, or a form of set-up type, to be used for printing; or a medal, medallion, statue, bust, or even a natural object, for art purposes." In art, several important "bronze" sculptures created in the 19th century are actually electrotyped copper, and not bronze at all; sculptures were executed using electrotyping at least into the 1930s. In printing, electrotyping had become a standard method for producing plates for letterpress printing by the late 1800s. It complemented the older technology of stereotyping, which involved metal casting. By 1901, stereotypers and electrotypers in several countries had formed labor unions around these crafts. The unions persisted into the 1970s, but by the late 20th century, after more than a century in widespread use for preparing plates, the two technologies had been bypassed by the transitions to offset printing and to new techniques for the preparation of printing plates.
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