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calotype

calotype noun: a talbotype.

Noun

calotype (plural calotypes)

  1. (historical) A talbotype.
    • Calotypes have a hazy and mysterious feeling about them and feel painterly in the way they look. Mastery of calotypes takes time. Every calotype is distinct and difficult to duplicate.2022, Morgan Post, Alternative Process Photography for the Contemporary Photographer: A Beginner's Guide, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN

Forms of calotype

pluralcalotypes

Origin of calotype

From Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “good”) and τύπος (túpos, “impression”).

Words formed from calotype

Questions about calotype

What does calotype mean?
Calotype means a talbotype.
What part of speech is calotype?
Calotype is a noun.
What is the plural of calotype?
The plural of calotype is calotypes.

Words near calotype in the dictionary

  1. calotroposide
  2. calotte
  3. calotte model
  4. calotte models
  5. calottes
  6. calotype
  7. calotypes
  8. calotypic
  9. calotypist
  10. calotypists
  11. Caloundra

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