galvanography

noun

gal·​va·​nog·​ra·​phy

ˌgalvəˈnägrəfē

plural -es

: a method similar to electrotyping of producing an intaglio-printing plate on copper

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary galvano- + -graphy

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