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photographic plate

/ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk pleɪt/

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/ˌfəʊtəˈɡræfɪk pleɪt/C1formaltechnicalobsolete
  • ruСтеклянная пластина, покрытая светочувствительной эмульсией, исторически использовавшаяся в фотографии до появления гибкой плёнки. Она была стандартным носителем для получения изображений в XIX и начале XX века.

A glass plate coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, historically used in photography before the advent of flexible film. It was the standard medium for capturing images in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

  1. Light-sensitive glass plateC1formal

    A flat, rigid sheet of glass coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, used in early photography to capture images.

    ruФотопластинка

    • The astronomer used a photographic plate to capture the image of the nebula.
    • Early photographic plates required long exposure times.
    • The museum displayed a collection of photographic plates from the 19th century.