Ferrotype definition
A positive photograph made directly on an iron plate varnished with a thin sensitized film.
noun
The process by which such photographs are made.
noun
A positive photograph taken directly on a thin plate of black-enameled iron coated with a sensitized emulsion; tintype.
noun
The process of making such photographs.
noun
To give a glossy finish to (a photographic print) by squeezing into contact with a highly polished surface, usually chromium-plated steel, stainless steel, or plastic.
verb
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An early photographic process in which the image is made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film.
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
ferrotype
Plural:
ferrotypesOrigin of ferrotype
- ferro- + -type
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