polytype Meaning, Definition & Usage

Pol"y*type noun
Etymology
Poly- + -type.
Definitions
  1. (Print.) 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.
Pol"y*type adjective
Definitions
  1. (Print.) Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a polytype plate.
Pol"y*type transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Polytyped ; present participle & verbal noun Polytyping
Definitions
  1. (Print.) To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.

Webster 1913