noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/saɪˈænəʊˌtaɪp/
/saɪˈænəˌtaɪp/
1
noun
Meaning 1
An early photographic process employing paper sensitized with a cyanide.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A photographic print produced by means of this process.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From cyano- + -type.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
cianotípia
— photographic process
Finnish:
sinikopiointi
— photographic process
Finnish:
syanotypia
— photographic process
French:
cyanotype
— photographic process
French:
cyanotypie
— photographic process
German:
Cyanotypie
— photographic process
Greek:
κυανοτυπία
(kyanotypía)
— photographic process
Hungarian:
cianotípia
— photographic process
Italian:
cianotipia
— photographic process
Japanese:
青写真
(aojashin)
— photographic process
Polish:
cyjanotypia
— photographic process
Romanian:
cianotipie
— photographic process
Russian:
цианоти́пия
(cianotípija)
— photographic process