Part 3662

<hw>E*lec"tro*type</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Electro-</ets> + <ets>-type</ets>.]</ety> <def>A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing; also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used adjectively.</def>

<note>&hand; The face of an <i>electrotype</i> consists of a shell of copper, silver, or the like, produced by the action of an electrical current upon a plate of metal and a wax mold suspended in an acid bath and connected with opposite poles of the battery. It is backed up with a solid filling of type metal.</note>

<h1>Electrotype</h1> <Xpage=478>

<hw>E*lec"tro*type</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Electrotyped</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Electrotyping</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as to <i>electrotype</i> a page of type, a book, etc. See <er>Electrotype</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def>

<h1>Electrotyper</h1> <Xpage=478>

<hw>E*lec"tro*ty`per</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who electrotypes.</def>

<h1>Electrotypic</h1> <Xpage=478>

<hw>E*lec`tro*typ"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or effected by means of, electrotypy.</def>

<h1>Electrotyping</h1> <Xpage=478>

<hw>E*lec"tro*ty`ping</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act or the process of making electrotypes.</def>

<h1>Electrotypy</h1> <Xpage=478>

<hw>E*lec"tro*ty`py</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The process of producing electrotype plates. See Note under <er>Electrotype</er>, <tt>n.</tt></def>

<h1>Electro-vital</h1> <Xpage=478>

<hw>E*lec`tro-vi"tal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes; -- said of certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to circulate in the nerves of animals.</def>

<h1>Electro-vitalism</h1> <Xpage=478>

<hw>E*lec`tro-vi"tal*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The theory that the functions of living organisms are dependent upon electricity or a kindred force.</def>

<h1>Electrum</h1> <Xpage=478>

<hw>E*lec"trum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/. See <er>Electric</er>, and cf. <er>Electre</er>, <er>Electron</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Amber.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by the ancients.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>German-silver plate. See <cref>German silver</cref>, under <er>German</er>.</def>

<h1>Electuary</h1> <Xpage=478>

<hw>E*lec"tu*a*ry</hw> <tt>(?; 135)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Electuaries</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>letuaire</ets>, OF. <ets>lettuaire</ets>, <ets>electuaire</ets>, F. <ets>\'82lectuaire</ets>, L. <ets>electuarium</ets>, <ets>electarium</ets>. prob. fr. Gr. <?/, <?/ a medicine that is licked away, fr. Gr. <?/ to lick up; <?/ out + <?/ to lick. See <er>Lick</er>, and cf. <er>Eclegm</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients, incorporated with some convserve, honey, or sirup; a confection. See the note under <er>Confection</er>.</def>

<h1>Eleemosynarily</h1> <Xpage=478>

<hw>El`ee*mos"y*na*ri*ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an eleemosynary manner; by charity; charitably.</def>

<h1>Eleemosynary</h1> <Xpage=478>

<hw>El`ee*mos"y*na*ry</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>eleemosynarius</ets>, fr. <ets>eleemosyna</ets> alms, Gr. <?/ alms. See <er>Alms</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the distribution of charity; <as>as, an <ex>eleemosynary</ex> corporation</as>.</def>