thermotype

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noun

An image (as for example of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting the object slightly with an acid, then taking an impression with a press, and next strongly heating this impression

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Meanings

nounthermotype (plural thermotypes)

plural thermotypes

  1. An image (as for example of a slice of wood) obtained by first wetting the object slightly with an acid, then taking an impression with a press, and next strongly heating this impression
  2. A type of climate that has a specifies temperature range

Origin

From thermo- + -type.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

phytometer
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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