ambrotype

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An early type of photograph in which a glass negative appears positive when displayed on a black background.

Word forms

ambrotype ambrotypes

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄμβροτος (ámbrotos, “immortal”) and τύπος (túpos, “impression”).

Synonyms

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