HELIOTYPE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Duplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy

Synonyms:

hectograph; heliotype

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("heliotype" is a kind of...):

copier; duplicator (apparatus that makes copies of typed, written or drawn material)

collotype; collotype printing; photogelatin process (a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors)

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