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dry plate

dry plate noun: a glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made, without moistening.

Noun

dry plate (plural dry plates)

  1. (historical) A glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made, without moistening.

dry plate meaning in Tamil

dry plate in Tamil

உலர்தட்டு

Forms of dry plate

pluraldry plates

Questions about dry plate

What does dry plate mean?
Dry plate means a glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made, without moistening.
What is dry plate in Tamil?
Dry plate in Tamil is உலர்தட்டு. See Dry plate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is dry plate?
Dry plate is a noun.
What is the plural of dry plate?
The plural of dry plate is dry plates.

Words near dry plate in the dictionary

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  2. dry paintings
  3. dry pipe valve
  4. dry pipe valves
  5. Dry Plain
  6. dry plate
  7. dry plates
  8. dry point
  9. dry points
  10. dry pond
  11. dry ponds

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