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autochrome

autochrome noun: an early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.

Noun

autochrome (plural autochromes)

  1. An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
    • This century-old Edward Steichen autochrome, probably of Charlotte Spaulding, has been discovered after decades in storage.2007 May 21, Randy Kennedy, “A Splash of Photo History Comes to Light”, in New York Times

Forms of autochrome

pluralautochromes

Origin of autochrome

From auto- + -chrome.

Questions about autochrome

What does autochrome mean?
Autochrome means an early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
What part of speech is autochrome?
Autochrome is a noun.
What is the plural of autochrome?
The plural of autochrome is autochromes.

Words near autochrome in the dictionary

  1. autochorissexualism
  2. autochorissexuality
  3. autochorous
  4. autochorously
  5. autochory
  6. autochrome
  7. autochromes
  8. autochromic
  9. autochromosome
  10. autochromosomes
  11. autochromy

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