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heliotype

[ hee-lee-uh-tahyp ]

noun

heliotyped, heliotyping.


heliotype

/ ˈhiːlɪəʊˌtaɪp; ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtɪpɪk /

noun

  1. Also calledheliotypy a printing process in which an impression is taken in ink from a gelatine surface that has been exposed under a negative and prepared for printing
  2. the gelatine plate produced by such a process
  3. a print produced from such a plate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • heliotypic, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ···ٲ· [hee-lee-, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
  • l··ٲi·· adverb
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of heliotype1

First recorded in 1865–70; helio- + -type
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Example Sentences

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All of the photographs are similar to those which appear in heliotype, diminished in size, as illustrations of this paper.

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Casts are first taken from the coins, in white plaster; these are photographed, and the photograph printed by the heliotype process of Messrs. Edwards and Kidd.

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It is plainly shown in the heliotype which accompanies Professor Rau’s work on the Palenque cross, though not so well in our Fig.

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The illustration is a beautiful heliotype from a fine photograph made by T. H.

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The illustrations consist of a fine heliotype view of the Old State House, from the east end, the home of the Society; and a copy of its well-devised seal, in the heraldic coloring.

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