noun
- metal printing plates made by electroplating a wax or plastic mold
Usage: printing
verb
- makes metal printing plates by electroplating
Usage: printing
Examples
- The newspaper used electrotypes to print multiple copies of the same page.
- Old printing shops stored hundreds of electrotypes for reprinting popular books.
- The publisher electrotypes the original typeset pages for mass production.
- Electrotypes allowed printers to preserve original type while making multiple impressions.
- The printing company electrotypes each page before running the full print job.