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graphotype

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
grapho-type
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

verb

To produce a design by this process.

Etymology

From grapho- + -type.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

graphotypes (plural) graphotypes (present, singular) graphotyping (participle, present) graphotyped (participle, past) graphotyped (past)

Frequently Paired Words

typograph

Questions

What does graphotype mean?
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.
Where does graphotype come from?
From grapho- + -type.

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