Polytype
Pronunciation : Pol"y*type
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Poly- + -type.] (Print.)
Definition : Defn: A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. (see citation); as, a polytype in relief. By pressing the wood cut into semifluid metal, an intaglio matrix is produced: and from this matrix, in a similar way, a polytype in relief is obtained. Hansard.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pol"y*type
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a polytype plate.
(Print.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Pol"y*type
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.
t. [imp. & p. p. Polytyped; p. pr. & vb. n. Polytyping.] (Print.)
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913