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ferrotype

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An early photographic process in which the image was made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A photograph produced by this means.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To produce a ferrotype from.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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History

Etymology

From ferro- + -type.

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: ferrotype — photographic process
  • Irish: iarnchló — photographic process
  • Italian: ferrotipia — photographic process