Home › Words › E › electrotintelectrotintelectrotint means A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electrotyping, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing.EtymologyFrom electro- + tint.nounA style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in electrotyping, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc., receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.electroengraving 71% match — The art or process of engraving by means of electricity. vs electrotint →electroetching 66% match — A means of etching upon metals by electrolytic action. vs electrotint →electrotinning 65% match — electroplating with tin vs electrotint →electrotin 64% match — electrolytically-deposited tinplate vs electrotint →electro 63% match — An electrotype. vs electrotint →electrotypy 63% match — electrotyping vs electrotint →electrography 61% match — gravure printing vs electrotint →electrotyping 61% match — the act or process of making electrotypes vs electrotint →