Examples of tintype in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Comparing an 1860s tintype with an 1890s gelatin silver studio print shows the evolution of photographic processes.
—
Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
The tintype is its opposite in every aspect: Its flattened quality and narrower tonal range are hallmarks of this less technically advanced photographic process.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
Photographers eventually perfected sturdier tintypes – also unreproducible images on metal plates – and later revolutionized the medium with glass negatives that enabled multiple prints of the same image.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
Photographers were going out and loading their wagons up with tintypes, and heading off into the wild yonder and creating these amazing photographs.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
See all Example Sentences for tintype 
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
The tintype is its opposite in every aspect: Its flattened quality and narrower tonal range are hallmarks of this less technically advanced photographic process.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
Photographers eventually perfected sturdier tintypes – also unreproducible images on metal plates – and later revolutionized the medium with glass negatives that enabled multiple prints of the same image.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
Photographers were going out and loading their wagons up with tintypes, and heading off into the wild yonder and creating these amazing photographs.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
See all Example Sentences for tintype
Dictionary Entries Near tintype
Cite this Entry
“Tintype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tintype. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
tintype
noun
tin·type
-ˌtīp 
: an early photograph consisting of a positive image taken directly on a thin iron plate having a darkened surface
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share