process plate

noun

A plate prepared by a mechanical process, especially a photomechanical process.

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Meanings

nounprocess plate (plural process plates)

plural process plates

  1. historicalA plate prepared by a mechanical process, especially a photomechanical process.
  2. historicalA very slow photographic plate, giving good contrasts between highlights and shadows, used especially for making lantern slides.
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