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noun
An old printing machine that involved the transfer of an original, prepared with special inks, to a pan of gelatin or a gelatin pad pulled tight on a metal frame.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To duplicate (a document) by this process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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noun
duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: heliotype
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: duplicator, copier, collotype, collotype printing, photogelatin process
verb
copy on a duplicator
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: copy, re-create
History
From hecto- (“hundred”) + -graph, so called because it would make about 100 copies.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
