graphotype (English, noun)
expansion: graphotype (plural graphotypes)
Senses:
glosses: A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or zinc oxide is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.
Forms:
form: graphotypes
tags: plural