photocompose

[ foh-toh-kuh m-pohz ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ kəmˈpoʊz /

verb (used with object), pho·to·com·posed, pho·to·com·pos·ing.

to set (type) on a photocomposer.
Also photoset.

Origin of photocompose

First recorded in 1925–30; photo- + compose

Words nearby photocompose

photochromic lens, photochromy, photochronograph, photocoagulation, photocoagulator, photocompose, photocomposer, photocomposition, photoconduction, photoconductive, photoconductive cell

British Dictionary definitions for photocompose

photocompose
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊkəmˈpəʊz) /

verb

(tr) to set (type matter) by photocomposition

Derived forms of photocompose

photocomposer, noun