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Definition of Phototype
1. n. A plate or block with a printing surface (usually in relief) obtained from a photograph; also, any one of the many methods of processes by which such a printing surface is obtained.
Definition of Phototype
1. Noun. A metal printing block, used in the photogravure process ¹
2. Noun. type that has been set using phototypesetting ¹
3. Noun. A measure of the susceptibility of the skin to tan, depending on the amount of melanin in the skin ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Phototype
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Medical Definition of Phototype
1. A plate or block with a printing surface (usually in relief) obtained from a photograph; also, any one of the many methods of processes by which such a printing surface is obtained. Origin: Photo- + -type. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Phototype
Literary usage of Phototype
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Six Months in the Apennines; Or, A Pilgrimage in Search of Vestiges of the by Margaret Stokes (1892)
"53' of phototype 157 to [Tomb of St. Columban, Bas-reliefs on Drawn by M. Stokes .
158-162 4> Columban tames a bear Drawn by M. Stokes . . 158 50. ..."
2. A Cyclopedia of American Medical Biography: Comprising the Lives of Eminent by Howard Atwood Kelly (1912)
"A phototype portrait of Dr. Manson illustrates the memorial sketch of Dr. S. 8.
Satchwell. RMS Memorial of Prof. Otis Frederick Manson, M. I ). ..."
3. The American Amateur Photographer (1895)
"phototype—The type or plate and .the process by which the plate is prepared and
printed from.—A gelatin film is used. See Photo Mechanical Printing Process. ..."
4. Six Months in the Apennines: Or A Pilgrimage in Search of Vestiges of the by Margaret Stokes (1892)
"PAGE phototype 79 M. Stokes So phototype 82 Rubbing 84 phototype 86 phototype 87
phototype 89 phototype 90 phototype 91 phototype 93 phototype 94 M. Stokes ..."
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