E-lē c'tro-tȳpe1, n.
n. [From Lat. electrum, Gr. ἤλεκτρον, amber (for electricity), and τύπος, an impression, from τύπτειν, to strike.] A copy or stereotype taken by electrotypy, or the process by which this is effected.
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Electrotype
E-lĕc'tro-tȳpe2, v. t.
[ĭmp. & p. p. ELECTROTYPED (e-lĕk'tro-tīpt); p. pr. & vb. n. ELECTROTYPING.] To stereotype or take copies of by electrotypy.