Meanings
nounphototypesetting (uncountable)
- uncountableA printing process that generated columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper, using a phototypesetter.
Synonyms: photocomposition, photocomp
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA printing process that generated columns of type on a scroll of photographic paper, using a phototypesetter.
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
- Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
- Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
- Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
- Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
- Englishphoto-
- Englishtypesetting
- Englishphototypesetting
From photo- + typesetting.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 照排, 照相排版
- 照排 (zhàopái)typesetting method
- 照相排版 (zhàoxiàngpáibǎn)typesetting method
Dutch fotozetten
- fotozettentypesetting method
Finnish valoladonta
- valoladontatypesetting method
Irish fótachlóchuradóireacht
- fótachlóchuradóireachttypesetting method
Italian fotocomposizione
- fotocomposizionetypesetting method
Spanish fotocomposición
- fotocomposicióntypesetting method
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APA
phototypesetting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototypesetting
MLA
“phototypesetting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototypesetting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phototypesetting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phototypesetting.
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