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Meaning of autochrome | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.

Equivalents

Français autochrome

Examples

“This century-old Edward Steichen autochrome, probably of Charlotte Spaulding, has been discovered after decades in storage.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

autochromy autochronograph autochthon autochthone autochthoneity autochthonism

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