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artotype

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ar⋅to⋅type

  [ahr-tuh-tahyp]
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–noun Printing.
collotype.
Origin:
1875–80; art 1 + -o- + type

col⋅lo⋅type

  [kol-uh-tahyp] noun, verb, -typed, -typ⋅ing.
–noun Also called albertype, artotype, heliotype.
1. any photomechanical process of printing from a plate coated with gelatin.
2. the plate used for this.
3. a print made from such a plate.
–verb (used with object)
4. to produce (a print) by collotype; albertype; artotype; heliotype.
Origin:
1880–85; < Gk kóll(a) glue + -o- + -type

Related forms:
col⋅lo⋅typ⋅ic  [kol-uh-tip-ik] , adjective
col⋅lo⋅typ⋅y  [kol-uh-tahy-pee] , noun
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