photocomposer

[ foh-toh-kuh m-poh-zer ]
/ ˈfoʊ toʊ kəmˌpoʊ zər /

noun

a machine for setting type photographically.

Origin of photocomposer

First recorded in 1925–30; photo- + composer

Words nearby photocomposer

photochromy, photochronograph, photocoagulation, photocoagulator, photocompose, photocomposer, photocomposition, photoconduction, photoconductive, photoconductive cell, photoconductivity