collotype

Questions about collotype

What does collotype mean?

collotype means "a photomechanical printing process that uses a glass plate with a gelatin surface that carries the image to be reproduced; can be used with one or more colors".

How many syllables are in collotype?

collotype has 3 syllables and divides as col-lo-type under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for collotype?

Close synonyms include collotype printing, photogelatin process. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is collotype a common word?

collotype is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.