<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a facsimile, for use in printing, of a block of type, an engraving, or the like, consisting of a thin copper or nickel shell deposited by electrolytic action in a wax, lead, or plastic mold of the original and backed with lead alloy.</li><li>electrotypy.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to make an electrotype of.</li></ul>