Skip to content
Vinony

glyphography

noun

  1. an electrotype process by which a copy of an engraved plate is obtained with a raised surface, suited for letter-press printing
L1405090 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From glyph + -o- + -graphy.

  1. A process similar to etching in which, by means of voltaic electricity, a raised copy of a drawing is made, so that it can be used to print from; cerography.