autotype

• Nom désignant un procédé de reproduction d'images utilisant un pigment au charbon, ou une copie ou reproduction exacte de quelque chose.

A noun referring to a process for producing permanent prints using a carbon pigment, or an exact copy or reproduction of something.

1. Carbon print processC2formal

   A photographic printing process that uses carbon pigment to create permanent, high-quality prints.

   Tirage au charbon (autotype)

   • The museum displayed an autotype from the 19th century.
   • Autotype was a popular method for archival prints.
   • He studied the autotype technique in his photography class.

2. Exact copy or reproductionC1formal

   A precise duplicate or facsimile of an original document or object.

   copie exacte

   • The library holds an autotype of the original manuscript.
   • This autotype is indistinguishable from the first edition.
   • They produced an autotype of the painting for the exhibition.

   Synonymesclonecopyduplicatefacsimilereplicareproduction