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fer·ro·type  (fr-tp)
n.
1. A positive photograph made directly on an iron plate varnished with a thin sensitized film. Also called tintype.
2. The process by which such photographs are made.

ferrotype [ˈfɛrəʊˌtaɪp]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) a photographic print produced directly in a camera by exposing a sheet of iron or tin coated with a sensitized enamel
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) the process by which such a print is produced Also called tintype

ferrotype
1. an early photographic process in which a positive image was taken directly on a thin plate of sensitized iron or tin.
2. the picture produced by this method. Also called stannotype, tintype.
See also: Photography


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