From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Electrotype \E*lec"tro*type\, noun [Electro- + -type.] A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used adjectively.
Note: The face of an electrotype consists of a shell of copper, silver, or the like, produced by the action of an electrical current upon a plate of metal and a wax mold suspended in an acid bath and connected with opposite poles of the battery. It is backed up with a solid filling of type metal.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Electrotype \E*lec"tro*type\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Electrotyped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Electrotyping}.] To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as, to electrotype a page of type, a book, etc. See {Electrotype}, noun
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