photographic plate
photographic plate · photographic plates
An early form of photographic material in which the photosensitive emulsion was…An early form of photographic material in which the photosensitive emulsion was applied to a glass plate; latterly only used by astronomers.
Meaning
1 sensesAn early form of photographic material in which the photosensitive emulsion was applied to a glass plate; latterly only used by astronomers.
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
Forms
plural: photographic plates| Singular | photographic plate |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded:plate