colortype

noun

col·​or·​type

variants or British colourtype

ˈkələ(r)ˌtīp

1

: a color print produced by process plates

also : a process by which such prints are produced compare color separation

2

: a halftone print in three or more colors

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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