cyanotype

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/saɪˈænəʊˌtaɪp//saɪˈænəˌtaɪp/

noun

An early photographic process employing paper sensitized with a cyanide.

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Meanings

nouncyanotype (countable and uncountable, plural cyanotypes)

plural cyanotypes

  1. uncountableAn early photographic process employing paper sensitized with a cyanide.
  2. countableA photographic print produced by means of this process.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blueprint

Origin

From cyano- + -type.

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Translations

Catalan cianotípia, cianotip
  • cianotípiaphotographic process
  • cianotipprint
Finnish sinikopiointi, syanotypia
  • sinikopiointiphotographic process
  • syanotypiaphotographic process
  • sinikopioprint
French cyanotype, cyanotypie
  • cyanotypephotographic process
  • cyanotypiephotographic process
  • cyanotypeprint
German Cyanotypie
  • Cyanotypiephotographic process
Greek κυανοτυπία, κυανοτυπία
  • κυανοτυπία (kyanotypía)photographic process
  • κυανοτυπία (kyanotypía)print
Hungarian cianotípia, cianotípia
  • cianotípiaphotographic process
  • cianotípiaprint
Italian cianotipia, cianotipo
  • cianotipiaphotographic process
  • cianotipoprint
Japanese 青写真
  • 青写真 (aojashin)photographic process
Polish cyjanotypia
  • cyjanotypiaphotographic process
Romanian cianotipie
  • cianotipiephotographic process
Russian цианоти́пия
  • цианоти́пия (cianotípija)photographic process
Spanish cianotipia, cianotipo
  • cianotipiaphotographic process
  • cianotipoprint
Cite this entry
APA

cyanotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanotype

MLA

“cyanotype.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanotype. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cyanotype,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cyanotype.

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