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cerotype
[
seer
-
uh
-tahyp
]
ce·ro·type
/
ˈsɪər
əˌtaɪp
/
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seer
-
uh
-tahyp
]
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noun
a process of engraving in
which
the design or the like is cut on a wax-coated metal plate from which a printing surface is subsequently produced by
stereotyping
or by electrotyping.
Origin:
cero-
+
-type
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cerotype
(ˈsɪərəˌtaɪp)
—
n
a process for preparing a printing plate by engraving a wax-coated copper plate and then using this as a mould for an electrotype
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