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Electrotype vs Electroforming - What's the difference?

electrotype | electroforming |

As nouns the difference between electrotype and electroforming

is that electrotype is a plate, made by electroplating a mold, such as used in letterpress printing while electroforming is the manufacture of shaped components by electrodeposition on a pattern or mandrel.

As a verb electrotype

is to make such a plate.

electrotype

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • a plate, made by electroplating a mold, such as used in letterpress printing

    • Verb

    (electrotyp)
  • to make such a plate

    • electroforming

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia electroforming) (-)
  • The manufacture of shaped components by electrodeposition on a pattern or mandrel