Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To reproduce by polytypage: as, to
polytype an engraving. - noun A cast or facsimile of an engraving, matter in type, etc., produced by pressing a woodcut or other plate into semi-fluid metal.
- Pertaining to polytypage; produced by polytypage.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Print.) A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.
- transitive verb (Print.) To produce a polytype of.
- adjective (Print.) Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Any of the
types involved inpolytypism . - noun A
cast , orfacsimile copy , of an engraved block, matter intype , etc. - verb transitive To produce a polytype of.
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This technique has been demonstrated to clearly resolve sub-nanometer atomic steps on the surface of crystalline substances, such as polytype 6H-SiC.
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