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polyfoto

polyfoto noun: one of a series of 48 photographs (similar to photo booth photos) taken using a Polyfoto camera, which used a single glass plate negative, the operator turning a handle on the side to take each exposure and also move the plate.

Noun

polyfoto (plural polyfotos)

  1. (UK, obsolete) One of a series of 48 photographs (similar to photo booth photos) taken using a Polyfoto camera, which used a single glass plate negative, the operator turning a handle on the side to take each exposure and also move the plate.

Verb

polyfoto (third-person singular simple present polyfotos, present participle polyfotoing, simple past and past participle polyfotoed)

  1. (UK, obsolete) To take such a series of photographs.

Forms of polyfoto

Noun
pluralpolyfotos
Verb
third-person singular presentpolyfotos
present participlepolyfotoing
past participlepolyfotoed
pastpolyfotoed

Origin of polyfoto

Originally Polyfoto (“a commercial venture”), from poly- and photo.

Questions about polyfoto

What does polyfoto mean?
Polyfoto means one of a series of 48 photographs (similar to photo booth photos) taken using a Polyfoto camera, which used a single glass plate negative, the operator turning a handle on the side to take each exposure and also move the plate.
What part of speech is polyfoto?
Polyfoto can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of polyfoto?
The plural of polyfoto is polyfotos.

Words near polyfoto in the dictionary

  1. polyfollicular
  2. polyform
  3. polyformaldehyde
  4. polyforming
  5. polyforms
  6. polyfoto
  7. polyfotoed
  8. polyfotoing
  9. polyfotos
  10. polyfrag
  11. polyfragmentation

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