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phototype

[ foh-tuh-tahyp ]

noun

Printing.
  1. a plate with a relief printing surface produced by photography.
  2. any process for making such a plate.
  3. a print made from it.


phototype

/ ˌfəʊtəʊˈtɪpɪk; ˈfəʊtəʊˌtaɪp /

noun

    1. a printing plate produced by photography
    2. a print produced from such a plate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to reproduce (an illustration) using a phototype
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌdzٴˈٲ辱, adverb
  • phototypic, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٴ·ٲ· [foh-t, uh, -, tip, -ik], adjective
  • t·ٲi·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of phototype1

First recorded in 1855–60; photo- + -type
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Example Sentences

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Using the Fitzpatrick skin phototype scale, which is a numerical measure of skin color and type used by dermatologists, the researchers assessed the response of different skin types to UV light.

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The plates are phototype reproductions from photographs of Patroclus, taken in action by Baldwin Coolidge.

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In enlarging them by solar prints for the phototype process, the shadows of the horse have been darkened, or in some instances, where a negative has been blurred or injured, an indistinct line has been strengthened.

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To preserve anatomical accuracy, the finer results of both photography and of the phototype process have had to be sacrificed.

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Phototype, fō′tō-tīp, n. a type or plate of the same nature as an engraved plate, produced from a photograph.—n.

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