autotype

1 of 2

noun

au·​to·​type

plural -s

1

: facsimile

2

a

: carbon process

b

: a picture made by the carbon process

3

a

: hypotype

b

: autogenotype

autotype

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

: to make or copy by autotypy

Word History

Etymology

Noun

aut- + type

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