ferrotype
ferrotype noun: an early photographic process in which the image was made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film.
Noun
ferrotype (countable and uncountable, plural ferrotypes)
- An early photographic process in which the image was made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film.
- A photograph produced by this means.
Verb
ferrotype (third-person singular simple present ferrotypes, present participle ferrotyping, simple past and past participle ferrotyped)
- To produce a ferrotype from.
- "He ferrotyped the pictures, and the next morning, bright and early, he mounted each one in an art-folder (bought during a period of prosperity), and then fared forth to sell them to the eager parents of his little subjects."1916, Michael Gross, Photo-era, Volume 37
Forms of ferrotype
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | ferrotypes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | ferrotypes |
| present participle | ferrotyping |
| past participle | ferrotyped |
| past | ferrotyped |
Origin of ferrotype
From ferro- + -type.
Questions about ferrotype
- What does ferrotype mean?
- Ferrotype means an early photographic process in which the image was made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film.
- What part of speech is ferrotype?
- Ferrotype can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of ferrotype?
- The plural of ferrotype is ferrotypes.
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