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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phototype

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
pho-to-type
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A metal printing block, used in the photogravure process

Countable; Uncountable

noun

type that has been set using phototypesetting

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A measure of the susceptibility of the skin to tan, depending on the amount of melanin in the skin

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To phototypeset.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English type English phototype From photo- + type.

Usage

Inflected Forms

phototypes (plural) phototypes (present, singular) phototyping (participle, present) phototyped (participle, past) phototyped (past)

Derived Forms

phototypic phototypist phototypy

Questions

What does phototype mean?
A metal printing block, used in the photogravure process
Where does phototype come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English type English phototype From photo- + type.

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