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4 dictionary results for: Cyanotype
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
cy·an·o·type       [sahy-an-uh-tahyp] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, that produces a blue line on a white background.
2.a print made by this process.

[Origin: 1835–45; cyano-1 + -type]
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blue·print       (blōō'prĭnt')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A contact print of a drawing or other image rendered as white lines on a blue background, especially such a print of an architectural plan or technical drawing. Also called cyanotype.
  2. A mechanical drawing produced by any of various similar photographic processes, such as one that creates blue or black lines on a white background.
  3. A detailed plan of action. See Synonyms at plan.
  4. A model or prototype.

tr.v.   blue·print·ed, blue·print·ing, blue·prints
  1. To make a blueprint of.
  2. To lay a plan for.

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cy·an·o·type       (sī-ān'ə-tīp')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   See blueprint.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Cyanotype

Cy*an"o*type\ (s?-?n"?-t?p), n. [Cyanide + -type.] A photographic picture obtained by the use of a cyanide.

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