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photochromoscope

photochromoscope noun: a device for giving shifting effects of color to a photograph. The unmounted print, made translucent, is illuminated from behind with colored light.

Noun

photochromoscope (plural photochromoscopes)

  1. A device for giving shifting effects of color to a photograph. The unmounted print, made translucent, is illuminated from behind with colored light.
  2. A combination of three optical lanterns for projecting objects on a screen in natural colors. The images of three partial photographs taken through color screens (red, green, and blue, respectively) are superimposed. Each image is given its own primary color, and these colors blend and reproduce the colors of the object.

Forms of photochromoscope

pluralphotochromoscopes

Origin of photochromoscope

From photo- + chromo- + -scope.

Questions about photochromoscope

What does photochromoscope mean?
Photochromoscope means a device for giving shifting effects of color to a photograph. The unmounted print, made translucent, is illuminated from behind with colored light.
What part of speech is photochromoscope?
Photochromoscope is a noun.
What is the plural of photochromoscope?
The plural of photochromoscope is photochromoscopes.

Words near photochromoscope in the dictionary

  1. photochromogen
  2. photochromogenic
  3. photochromogenicity
  4. photochromogens
  5. photochromography
  6. photochromoscope
  7. photochromoscopes
  8. photochromotype
  9. photochromotypes
  10. photochromotypy
  11. photochroms

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