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Pronunciation : E*lec"tro*type
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Electro- + -type.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : E*lec"tro*type
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as to electrotype a page of type, a book, etc. See Electrotype, n.

t. [imp. & p. p. Electrotyped; p. pr. & vb. n. Electrotyping.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913