colortype
colortype noun: a color print that is produced by combining the images from three photo-engraved plates, each contributing a single primary color (red, blue, or yellow).
Noun
colortype (plural colortypes)
- A color print that is produced by combining the images from three photo-engraved plates, each contributing a single primary color (red, blue, or yellow).
- There are two good colortypes and a number of half-tone illustrations. Many of the latter have unfortunately been spoiled in the printing.1896, Photographic Times, page 109
Forms of colortype
| plural | colortypes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | colourtype |
Origin of colortype
From color + type.
Questions about colortype
- What does colortype mean?
- Colortype means a color print that is produced by combining the images from three photo-engraved plates, each contributing a single primary color (red, blue, or yellow).
- What part of speech is colortype?
- Colortype is a noun.
- What is the plural of colortype?
- The plural of colortype is colortypes.
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