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diaphanotype

diaphanotype noun: a colour photograph produced by superimposing a translucent coloured positive over a strong uncoloured one.

Noun

diaphanotype (plural diaphanotypes)

  1. (dated) A colour photograph produced by superimposing a translucent coloured positive over a strong uncoloured one.

Forms of diaphanotype

pluraldiaphanotypes

Origin of diaphanotype

From Ancient Greek διαφανής (diaphanḗs, “transparent”) + -type.

Questions about diaphanotype

What does diaphanotype mean?
Diaphanotype means a colour photograph produced by superimposing a translucent coloured positive over a strong uncoloured one.
What part of speech is diaphanotype?
Diaphanotype is a noun.
What is the plural of diaphanotype?
The plural of diaphanotype is diaphanotypes.

Words near diaphanotype in the dictionary

  1. diaphanoscope
  2. diaphanoscopes
  3. diaphanoscopic
  4. diaphanoscopies
  5. diaphanoscopy
  6. diaphanotype
  7. diaphanotypes
  8. diaphanous
  9. diaphanously
  10. diaphanousness
  11. diapharmatic

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