photocomposition
[ foh-toh-kom-puh-zish-uh n ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊˌkɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən /
noun Printing.
any method of composition using photography, as composition by means of a photocomposer.
Also called
phototypesetting,
phototypography.
Origin of photocomposition
First recorded in 1925–30;
photo- +
composition
Words nearby photocomposition
British Dictionary definitions for photocomposition
photocomposition
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən) /
noun
printing
typesetting by exposing type characters onto photographic film or photosensitive paper in order to make printing plates
Also called: photosetting, phototypesetting