Sid`er*og"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;
iron + -graphy.] The art or practice of steel engraving;
especially, the process, invented by Perkins, of multiplying
facsimiles of an engraved steel plate by first rolling over it, when
hardened, a soft steel cylinder, and then rolling the cylinder, when
hardened, over a soft steel plate, which thus becomes a facsimile of
the original. The process has been superseded by
electrotypy.
Sid`er*og"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. &?;&?;&?;
iron + -graphy.] The art or practice of steel engraving;
especially, the process, invented by Perkins, of multiplying
facsimiles of an engraved steel plate by first rolling over it, when
hardened, a soft steel cylinder, and then rolling the cylinder, when
hardened, over a soft steel plate, which thus becomes a facsimile of
the original. The process has been superseded by
electrotypy.