autochrome

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noun

An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.

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Meanings

nounautochrome (plural autochromes)

plural autochromes

  1. An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.

    This century-old Edward Steichen autochrome, probably of Charlotte Spaulding, has been discovered after decades in storage.

    2007 May 21, Randy Kennedy, “A Splash of Photo History Comes to Light”, in New York Times

Origin

From auto- + -chrome.

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APA

autochrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autochrome

MLA

“autochrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autochrome. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autochrome,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autochrome.

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