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Meaning of indotint | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈɪndoʊˌtɪnt

Definitions

  1. An early photographic process used in the 19th century for reproducing images, particularly maps and plans.
  2. An image produced by this process.

Examples

“E. & H.T. ANTHONY & Co. issue a large photo-engraving printed in what is called “Indotint” of the “Garfield Family,” comprising parents, children, and grandmother.”
“This is true of the Woodburytype, Albertype, Artotype, Indotint, Heliotint, Photo-gravure and Aquatint processes.”
“By 1875 it had been acquired by the Forbes Lithograph Company in the same town, which retained the trademark Albertype until the turn of the century, although closely related printing techniques were also practiced under different trade names (such as artotype, autotype, heliotype, indotint, or phototype) by other companies.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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