Meanings
nounhyalotype (plural hyalotypes)
plural hyalotypes
- historicalartsA photographic picture copied from the negative on glass, a type of magic lantern slide.
[…]Hyalotypes. These are positive pictures , copied on glass from negatives, obtained upon the same material
1853, Robert Hunt, A Manual of Photography
Origin
From hyalo- + -type. Coined in the mid-19th century
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hyalotype. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hyalotype
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