stereolithography
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stereolithography (uncountable)
A means of rapid prototyping in which a laser hardens successive layers of a photopolymer to create a part with a shape defined by a computer model.
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Several forms of 3D printing —including layer-by-layer stereolithography and two-photon absorption 3D photopolymerization —use photopolymerization.
The designs are then prototyped using an in-house stereolithography machine.