aluminotype

noun

alu·​mi·​no·​type

-ˌtīp

plural -s

: a relief-surface printing plate made by forcing molten aluminum alloy into a plaster-of-paris mold made from the surface to be duplicated

Word History

Etymology

alumin- + type

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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