AMBROTYPE

Etymology

Noun

ambrotype (plural ambrotypes)

(photography, historical) An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.

Synonym: amphitype

Source: Wiktionary


Am"bro*type, n. Etym: [Gr. -type.] (Photog.)

Definition: A picture taken on a place of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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