phototype
phototype noun: a metal printing block, used in the photogravure process.
Noun
phototype (countable and uncountable, plural phototypes)
- A metal printing block, used in the photogravure process
- type that has been set using phototypesetting
- A measure of the susceptibility of the skin to tan, depending on the amount of melanin in the skin
Verb
phototype (third-person singular simple present phototypes, present participle phototyping, simple past and past participle phototyped)
- To phototypeset.
phototype meaning in Tamil and Bengali
phototype in Tamil
- ஒளியச்சு
phototype in Bengali
- একটি ধাতব মুদ্রণ ব্লক, ফটোটাইপসেট করা
Forms of phototype
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | phototypes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | phototypes |
| present participle | phototyping |
| past participle | phototyped |
| past | phototyped |
Origin of phototype
From photo- + type.
Words formed from phototype
Questions about phototype
- What does phototype mean?
- Phototype means a metal printing block, used in the photogravure process.
- What is phototype in Tamil?
- Phototype in Tamil is ஒளியச்சு. See Phototype meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is phototype?
- Phototype can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of phototype?
- The plural of phototype is phototypes.
Words near phototype in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: phototype (page history and authors); phototype (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); phototype (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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