ster·e·o·chro·my (st r  - -kr  m, stîr-)n. pl. ster·e·o·chro·mies The art or process of mural painting with pigments mixed with water glass. ster e·o·chrome n.ster e·o·chromic adj.ster e·o·chromi·cal·ly adv. |
stereochromy [ˈstɛrɪəˌkrəʊmɪ ˈstɪər-]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a method of wall painting in which water glass is used either as a painting medium or as a final fixative coat
[via German Stereochromie, from stereo- + Greek khrōma colour]
stereochromy
the process of making stereochromes, pictures produced with water glass as a vehicle or preservative coating. Also called waterglass painting. — stereochromic, stereochromatic adj.
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