Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

electro-tint

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: elec-tro-tint
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing.

Questions

What does electro-tint mean?: A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing.

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