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collotype

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col·​lo·​type | \ ˈkä-lə-ˌtīp How to pronounce collotype (audio) \

Definition of collotype

1 : a photomechanical process for making prints directly from a hardened film of gelatin or other colloid that has ink-receptive and ink-repellent parts
2 : a print made by collotype

Examples of collotype in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 In the 19th century, France said, new photographic methods emerged nearly every year: from daguerreotype to collotype, from paper negatives to glass negatives, from sheet film to roll film. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "A lecture on 19th-century photography techniques provides more than a snapshot," 8 May 2017

First Known Use of collotype

1881, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for collotype

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