autochrome

1 of 2

noun

au·​to·​chrome

plural -s

: a plate for additive color photography that uses a layer of minute grains of starch dyed red, green, and blue coated with a panchromatic emulsion

autochrome

2 of 2

adjective

"

: metachrome

Word History

Etymology

Noun

International Scientific Vocabulary aut- + -chrome; originally formed in French

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