heliotypy

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noun

A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are produced on paper as by lithography.

OriginAncient Greek ἥλιος →
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Meanings

nounheliotypy (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableA method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are produced on paper as by lithography.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekτύπος
  2. Ancient Greekἥλιος
  3. Englishheliotypy

From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios) + Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos).

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heliotypy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliotypy

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“heliotypy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliotypy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “heliotypy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/heliotypy.

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