Polytype

Part of speech: noun (n.)

A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. (see citation); as, a polytype in relief. By pressing the wood cut into semifluid metal, an intaglio matrix is produced: and from this matrix, in a similar way, a polytype in relief is obtained. Hansard.

Part of speech: verb (v.)

To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.

Part of speech: adjective (a.)

Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a polytype plate.