graphotype
verbEtymology From grapho- + -type.
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To produce a design by this process.
- Related terms
- typograph
graphotype
nounEtymology From grapho- + -type.
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Historical A process for producing a design upon a printing block. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.