heliotype

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noun

A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.

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hectograph
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Meanings

nounheliotype (plural heliotypes)

plural heliotypes

  1. A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.
verbheliotype (third-person singular simple present heliotypes, present participle heliotyping, simple past and past participle heliotyped)

present singular third person heliotypes · participle present heliotyping · participle past heliotyped · past heliotyped

  1. To produce pictures by heliotypy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounduplicator consisting of a gelatin plate from which ink can be taken to make a copy

Similar
hectograph
Broader
duplicatorcopiercollotypecollotype printingphotogelatin process
Also see
hectograph

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From helio- + -type.

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APA

heliotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliotype

MLA

“heliotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliotype. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heliotype,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliotype.

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