aristotype

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Synonyms: artotype, aristotle

Antonyms: artotype, aristotle

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Noun

1. A high-[[symmetry]] [[crystallographic]] [[structure]] type that can be viewed as an idealized version of a lower-symmetry structure.
2. {{lb|en|historical}} A [[printing]] process using paper coated with [[silver chloride]] in [[gelatin]], or (later) any similar process using silver [[salt]]s in either [[collodion]] or gelatin.
3. {{lb|en|historical}} A [[print]] made by such a process.

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