heliotype

 [hee-lee-uh-tahyp]  

he·li·o·type

   [hee-lee-uh-tahyp]
noun, verb, he·li·o·typed, he·li·o·typ·ing.
collotype.
Origin:
1865–70; helio- + -type

Related forms
he·li·o·typ·ic  [hee-lee-uh-tip-ik] , adjective
he·li·o·typ·i·cal·ly, adverb
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heliotype (ˈhiːlɪəʊˌtaɪp)
 
—n
1.  Also called: heliotypy 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
 
heliotypic
 
—adj

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