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cyanotype

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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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
  • Spanish: cianotipia — photographic process
  • Catalan: cianotip — print
  • Finnish: sinikopio — print
  • French: cyanotype — print
  • Greek: κυανοτυπία (kyanotypía) — print
  • Hungarian: cianotípia — print
  • Italian: cianotipo — print
  • Spanish: cianotipo — print