E*lec"tro*type , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Electrotyped (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Electrotyping (?).]
To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as, to electrotype a page of type,
a book, etc. See Electrotype,
n.
E*lec"tro*type (?), n.
[Electro- + -type.]
A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from
such plate. Also used adjectively.
&fist; 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.
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