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Dry plate

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wet platenoun(photography) A plate whose film retains its sensitivity only while wet. The film used in such plates is of collodion impregnated with bromides and iodides. Before exposure the plate is immersed in a solution of silver nitrate, and immediately after exposure it is developed and fixed.
photographic platenounAn early form of photographic material in which the photosensitive emulsion was applied to a glass plate; latterly only used by astronomers.
process platenoun(historical) A plate prepared by a mechanical process, especially a photomechanical process.
dark slidenoun(photography) A plate that covers the sensitized emulsion side of a photographic plate.
plateholdernounA device for holding a photographic plate.
veiled platenoun(photography) A fogged plate; that is, a photographic plate that has been unintentionally exposed to radiation (such as light), resulting in undesired image degradation.
whole platenoun(photography, historical) A photographic plate measuring 6½ by 8½ inches.
printing framenoun(photography) A shallow box, usually having a glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to light.
photogramnounA photograph made without using a camera; normally by placing an object in contact with photosensitive paper and exposing it to light.
proof sheetnoun(printing) A page of proofed text; a sheet used to make corrections, emendations, etc. before being printed for use.
photographic papernoun(photography) Paper or card coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, typically containing silver salts.
plate-carriernounA kind of bulletproof vest.
photoelectrotypenoun(dated, photography) An electrotype plate formed in a mould made by photographing on prepared gelatine, etc.
pronto platenounA non-toxic polyester plate used for informal modern lithography.
photogelatinnoungelatin, coated on a glass plate, that carries an image to be printed by the collotype process
quarter-platenoun(photography, historical) A photographic plate measuring 3¼ by 4¼ inches.
contact printnoun(photography) A print made by exposing the printing paper to light through a negative that is placed directly onto it.
photographic emulsionnoun(photography) A colloid, containing light-sensitive material, that is coated onto a length of film for use in predigital photography
platenounA slightly curved but almost flat dish from which food is served or eaten.
half-platenoun(photography, historical) A photographic plate measuring 4¾ by 6½ inches in Britain (4¼ by 5½ in the US).

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