phototype

== English == === Etymology === From photo- + type. === Noun === phototype (countable and uncountable, plural phototypes) A metal printing block, used in the photogravure process type that has been set using phototypesetting A measure of the susceptibility of the skin to tan, depending on the amount of melanin in the skin ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === phototype (third-person singular simple present phototypes, present participle phototyping, simple past and past participle phototyped) To phototypeset. == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === phototype m (plural phototypes) phototype === Further reading === “phototype”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012