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Polytype vs Polytyped - What's the difference?

polytype | polytyped |

As verbs the difference between polytype and polytyped

is that polytype is to produce a polytype of while polytyped is (polytype).

As a noun polytype

is any of the types involved in polytypism.

polytype

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of the types involved in polytypism.
    • Orthochrysotile is a polytype of chrysotile.
  • A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.
  • * Hansard
    • By pressing the wood cut into semifluid metal, an intaglio matrix is produced: and from this matrix, in a similar way, a polytype in relief is obtained.

    Verb

    (polytyp)
  • To produce a polytype of.
    • to polytype an engraving

    polytyped

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (polytype)

    • polytype

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of the types involved in polytypism.
    • Orthochrysotile is a polytype of chrysotile.
  • A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc.
  • * Hansard
    • By pressing the wood cut into semifluid metal, an intaglio matrix is produced: and from this matrix, in a similar way, a polytype in relief is obtained.

    Verb

    (polytyp)
  • To produce a polytype of.
    • to polytype an engraving