electrotint

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noun

A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electrotyping, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing.

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Meanings

nounelectrotint (plural electrotints)

plural electrotints

  1. historicalartA style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electrotyping, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing.

Origin

From electro- + tint.

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electrotint. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrotint

MLA

“electrotint.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrotint. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “electrotint,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/electrotint.

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