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noun
A dichromate-based photographic process formerly used for large-volume mechanical printing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
An image produced by this process
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: collotype printing, photogelatin process
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: planographic printing, planography
Narrower terms: hectograph, heliotype
History
From Ancient Greek κόλλα (kólla, “glue”) + -type.
Across languages
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