Heliotype
[hee-lee-uh-tahyp] /ˈhi li əˌtaɪp/
noun, verb, heliotyped, heliotyping.
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/ˈhiːlɪəʊˌtaɪp/
noun
1.
Also called heliotypy. a printing process in which an impression is taken in ink from a gelatine surface that has been exposed under a negative and prepared for printing
2.
the gelatine plate produced by such a process
3.
a print produced from such a plate
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