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hyalotype

hyalotype noun: a photographic picture copied from the negative on glass, a type of magic lantern slide.

hyalotype: a photographic picture copied from the negative on glass, a type of magic lantern slide
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Noun

hyalotype (plural hyalotypes)

  1. (historical) A photographic picture copied from the negative on glass, a type of magic lantern slide.
    • […]Hyalotypes. These are positive pictures , copied on glass from negatives, obtained upon the same material1853, Robert Hunt, A Manual of Photography

Forms of hyalotype

pluralhyalotypes

Origin of hyalotype

From hyalo- + -type. Coined in the mid-19th century

Questions about hyalotype

What does hyalotype mean?
Hyalotype means a photographic picture copied from the negative on glass, a type of magic lantern slide.
What part of speech is hyalotype?
Hyalotype is a noun.
What is the plural of hyalotype?
The plural of hyalotype is hyalotypes.

Words near hyalotype in the dictionary

  1. hyalospheniid
  2. hyalospheniids
  3. hyalotekite
  4. hyalotuff
  5. hyalotuffs
  6. hyalotype
  7. hyalotypes
  8. hyaluronan
  9. hyaluronanosis
  10. hyaluronans
  11. hyaluronate

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