CALOTYPE


Meaning of CALOTYPE in English

ˈkaləˌtīp noun

( -s )

Etymology: calo- + type

1. : an early photographic-negative process in which paper is sensitized with silver iodide, brushed over with a solution of silver nitrate and acetic and gallic acids, and after exposure developed in a gallic acid-silver nitrate solution

2. : a positive print made from a calotype negative

• cal·o·typ·ic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tipik adjective

• cal·o·typ·ist ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌtīpə̇st noun -s

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