rotograph

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noun

ro·​to·​graph

ˈrōtəˌgraf,

-rȧf

: a photographic white-on-black print (as of a manuscript or book) made directly on bromide paper by the use of a reversing prism without a negative

rotograph

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transitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

: to make a rotograph of

Word History

Etymology

Noun

roto- + -graph

First Known Use

Noun

1899, in the meaning defined above

Transitive Verb

1911, in the meaning defined above

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