electrotype
Printing plate replica
An electrotype is a metal copy of a printing surface, made by coating a mold with a thin layer of metal through electroplating.
The technique was widely used in 19th and early 20th century printing to create durable duplicates of original typeset pages or engravings, allowing printers to run multiple presses from a single original or preserve fragile woodcuts.
As a verb, electrotype means to produce such a copy.
The process has been largely superseded by modern printing technologies.
Reddish-brown metallic element
- castingShaping through liquid form
- platingSurface metal application
- moldForm-giving container
- shellHard outer covering
deposition · foundry · metallurgy · alloy · annealing · finishing · polishing · thickness
Coating surfaces using electricity
- electrolysisCurrent-induced ionic separation
- platingSurface metal application
- moldForm-giving container
- matrixOrdered numerical arrangement
wax · impression · bath · deposition · facsimile · conductivity · anode · cathode
Exact reproduction of original
- duplicateExact replica of original
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- reproductionCopying or procreation
clone · reprint · matrix · mold · faithful · exact · original · casting
Fixed oversimplified notion
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- typesettingArranging text for print
- plateFlat dish for food
- pressApply force downward
typographer · compositor · foundry · matrix · Gutenberg · publishing · newspaper · book
Accuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- finenessPurity or thinness measure
- intricacyState of elaborate complexity
- sharpnessKeenness of edge, mind, or image
definition · resolution · clarity · fidelity · texture · gradation · refinement · faithful
copper
Reddish-brown metallic element
shell · deposition · foundry · metallurgy · alloy · annealing · finishing · polishing · thickness · durability
electrodeposition
Coating surfaces using electricity
- electrolysisCurrent-induced ionic separation
- platingSurface metal application
- moldForm-giving container
matrix · wax · impression · bath · deposition · facsimile · conductivity · anode · cathode · electrochemistry
facsimile
Exact reproduction of original
- duplicateExact replica of original
- copyIdentical reproduction made
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
reproduction · clone · reprint · matrix · mold · faithful · exact · original · casting · impression
stereotype
Fixed oversimplified notion
- letterpressPrinting from raised surfaces
- typesettingArranging text for print
- plateFlat dish for food
press · typographer · compositor · foundry · matrix · Gutenberg · publishing · newspaper · book · edition
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- finenessPurity or thinness measure
- intricacyState of elaborate complexity
sharpness · definition · resolution · clarity · fidelity · texture · gradation · refinement · faithful · exact