Niepce's process

proper noun

A photographic process based on the action of light in rendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is coated, insoluble.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalartsA photographic process based on the action of light in rendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is coated, insoluble.

Origin

Invented by J. N. Niepce, a French chemist, in 1829.

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Niepce's process. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Niepce's%20process

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