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electrotype

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. electrotype (noun)
  2. steel electrotype (noun)
  3. steelfaced electrotype (noun)

elec·tro·type

noun \i-ˈlek-trə-ˌtīp\

Definition of ELECTROTYPE

1
: a duplicate printing surface made by an electroplating process
2
: a copy (as of a coin) made by an electroplating process
— electrotype transitive verb
— elec·tro·typ·er \-ˌtī-pər\ noun

First Known Use of ELECTROTYPE

1840

Rhymes with ELECTROTYPE

daguerreotype, Indian pipe, somatotype, stereotype

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