Category:Polytype

Pol"y*type, n. Etym: [poly- + -type.] (print.)

Defn: 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.

Polytype Pol"y*type, a. (print.)

Defn: of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a Polytype plate.

Polytype Pol"y*type, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polytyped; p. pr. & vb. n. Polytyping.] (print.)

Defn: to produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.