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Niepce's process

Niepce's process proper noun: a photographic process based on the action of light in rendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is coated, insoluble.

Proper noun

Niepce's process

  1. (historical) A photographic process based on the action of light in rendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is coated, insoluble.

Origin of Niepce's process

Invented by J. N. Niepce, a French chemist, in 1829.

Questions about Niepce's process

What does Niepce's process mean?
Niepce's process means a photographic process based on the action of light in rendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is coated, insoluble.
What part of speech is Niepce's process?
Niepce's process is a proper noun.

Words near Niepce's process in the dictionary

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