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autotypy

autotypy

9.9
A process that makes permanent photographic prints using carbon pigment
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : autotipia
  • The invention of autotypy revolutionized the way images were reproduced in books and newspapers.

Examples

  • Early photographers relied on autotypy to create durable and high-quality prints.

  • The artist experimented with autotypy to achieve richer tones in her photographic works.

  • The autotypy technique revolutionized photographic printing.

  • Many artists use autotypy to create stunning prints.

  • Early photographers relied on autotypy to create durable and high-quality prints.

  • The invention of autotypy revolutionized the way images were reproduced in books and newspapers.

  • The artist experimented with autotypy to achieve richer tones in her photographic works.

Synonyms

autotype
vsautotypy
  • Archaic
9.9

A printing process using carbon pigment that makes permanent prints

refers only to the process, not the physical print
carbon process
vsautotypy
  • Archaic
8.8

A way of making photographs using paper covered with gelatin and pigment

focuses on a general carbon pigment method rather than coating details

Surface Forms

autotypy singular
autotypies plural

Morphology

autotypy = autotype (opaque) = auto + type + y

The word is formally built from auto- + type + -y, but the specialized photographic-printing meaning is not recoverable for an average learner from the parts alone.

Etymology

Autotypy comes from Greek parts auto- meaning 'self' and typ- meaning 'imprint' or 'type', the same root in the word type and prototype. So autotypy is a method that makes a lasting photographic print by copying the original image itself.