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Meaning of "ambrotype" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMBROTYPE

From Greek ambrotos immortal + -type.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AMBROTYPE

ambrotype  [ˈæmbrəʊˌtaɪp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMBROTYPE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ambrotype is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMBROTYPE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ambrotype

Ambrotype

The ambrotype or amphitype is a photograph that creates a positive image on a sheet of glass using the wet plate collodion process.

Definition of ambrotype in the English dictionary

The definition of ambrotype in the dictionary is an early type of glass negative that could be made to appear as a positive by backing it with black varnish or paper.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMBROTYPE


calotype
ˈkæləʊˌtaɪp
collotype
ˈkɒləʊˌtaɪp
cotype
ˈkəʊˌtaɪp
daguerreotype
dəˈɡɛrəʊˌtaɪp
electrotype
ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌtaɪp
ferrotype
ˈfɛrəʊˌtaɪp
genotype
ˈdʒɛnəʊˌtaɪp
haplotype
ˈhæpləʊˌtaɪp
heliotype
ˈhiːlɪəʊˌtaɪp
homotype
ˈhɒməʊˌtaɪp
Linotype
ˈlaɪnəʊˌtaɪp
logotype
ˈlɒɡəʊˌtaɪp
neotype
ˈniːəʊˌtaɪp
palaeotype
ˈpælɪəʊˌtaɪp
phenotype
ˈfiːnəʊˌtaɪp
photoelectrotype
ˌfəʊtəʊɪˈlɛktrəʊˌtaɪp
phototype
ˈfəʊtəʊˌtaɪp
platinotype
ˈplætɪnəʊˌtaɪp
serotype
ˈsɪərəʊˌtaɪp
stannotype
ˈstænəʊˌtaɪp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMBROTYPE

ambosexual
amboyna
ambries
ambroid
Ambrose
ambrosia
ambrosia beetle
ambrosial
ambrosially
ambrosian
ambry
ambsace
ambulacra
ambulacral
ambulacrum
ambulance
ambulance chaser
ambulance chasing
ambulance crew
ambulance driver

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMBROTYPE

allotype
autotype
biotype
cerotype
chromotype
cyanotype
ecotype
holotype
isotype
karyotype
lectotype
monotype
phonotype
prototype
somatotype
Stenotype
stereotype
talbotype
topotype
type
zootype

Synonyms and antonyms of ambrotype in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ambrotype» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMBROTYPE

Find out the translation of ambrotype to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ambrotype from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ambrotype» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

ambrotype
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ambrotype
570 millions of speakers

English

ambrotype
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ambrotype
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ambrotype
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

амбротипии
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ambrotype
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এমব্রোটাইপ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ambrotype
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ambrotype
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ambrotype
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ambrotype
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

ambrotype
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ambrotype
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ambrotype
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ambrotype
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अमृतरूप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ambrotype Puan verenler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ambrotype
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ambrotype
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

амбротипів
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Ambrotype
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ambrotype
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ambrotype
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ambrotype
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ambrotype
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ambrotype

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMBROTYPE»

The term «ambrotype» is regularly used and occupies the 71.215 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMBROTYPE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ambrotype» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ambrotype» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ambrotype

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMBROTYPE»

Discover the use of ambrotype in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ambrotype and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ancestry magazine
THE AMBROTYPE 1851-1880 The development of the ambrotype was the beginning of the end for the daguerreotype, as this form of photography was cheaper than its predecessor. This technique was invented by an Englishman, Frederick ...
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The Ambrotype and Photographic Instructor, Or, Photography ...
Margaret Holben Ellis. First. Displacing the water from the cotton, for this purpose, with strong alcohol, as set forth. I do not claim the use of alcohol as a desaicating agent, but limit my claim to its special use and purpose, as herein stated.
Margaret Holben Ellis, 1856
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Ichnology of New England
Ambrotype sketch of the tracks of a snipe walking very crookedly on clay, from No . H. 2. Ambrotype sketch of the tracks of a snipe walking in a line; No. gg, with rain drops. 3. Ambrotype sketch of No. 3%, with the tracks of a very small bird, and ...
Edward Hitchcock, 2011
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Report on the Sandstone of the Connecticut Valley
Ambrotype sketch of slab No. }., with Anomoepus minor. Ambrotype sketch of No. Q1, with tracks of Palsmepus Clarki, and Brontozoum. Ambrotype sketch of slab N0. -15., with Anomoepus minor and Brontozoum. Ambrotype sketch of slab No.
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Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Photography
Although not attributed, it is likely that Garrett made a beautifully hand colored ambrotype portrait of a native Tahitian man posed with a coconut in his lap, and a coconut frond artistically placed in the background. The ambrotype process ...
John Hannavy, 2013
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Photography and the American Civil War
112 Unknown artist (left) Union Soldier in Dress Coat, Seated, before Painted Backdrop, 1861—65 Sixth-plate ruby glass ambrotype with applied color Unknown artist (right) Union Soldier in Winter Overcoat, Standing, in Full Marching Order, ...
Jeff Rosenheim, 2013
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Guide to Sports Photographs
Amongst today's collectors Daguerreotypes are considered the most desirable and attractive, the Ambrotype the next most desirable and the tintype third. Sports tintypes are the most common, and thus most collected. Sports ambrotypes and ...
David Rudd Cycleback, 2008
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Arkansas Made: Photography, art
Although used sparingly between 185 1 and 1856, the ambrotype, or " daguerreotype on glass," as it was called, gained short-lived but complete superiority over the standard daguerreotype after 1856. The ambrotype itself was basically a thin ...
Swannee Bennett, 1991
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Enterprising Images: The Goodridge Brothers, African ...
A variation of the process that came to be known as the ambrotype was patented in the United States by James A. Cutting of Boston in July 1854. Cuttings method was an excellent one in that it sealed the image protectively between two plates ...
John Vincent Jezierski, 2000
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Judging the Authenticity of Photographs
Rarest Ambrotype: 1854-1960s. Next rarest Tintype: 1860-1900s. Most common. The above rarity comparison and dates should give you a start at identification, especially if you are looking an online auction where you don't have the item in ...
David Rudd Cycleback, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMBROTYPE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ambrotype is used in the context of the following news items.
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Okafor taking small, quick steps
... subtleties and nuances of the kind of back-to-the-basket game that nowadays seems better preserved not on the Internet but in an ambrotype ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
2
Technology brings unintended consequences
The "likeness" he wrote of was a photograph, an ambrotype to be exact, and it tells us that Silver Hill must have been a pretty viable community ... «Lexington Dispatch, Jun 15»
3
Washington:The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the …
1961) and the ambrotype self-portraits created by Sally Mann (b. 1951) between 2006 and 2012, these artists draw on our collective knowledge ... «The Eye of Photography, Jun 15»
4
Letters: Greece has proved that Europe's future is more important …
Long after Waterloo: ambrotype of veteran and his wife with Napoleonic war medal, c1850 Photo: Bruce Bernard Collection (James Moores). «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Ambrotype Posts New Single
Personal attacks and/or excessive profanity will not be tolerated and such comments will be removed. This is not your personal chat room or ... «Metal Underground, Jun 15»
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Ambrotype of Runaway Slave and Other Photos Highlight African …
A sixth-plate ambrotype of a young woman identified as a runaway slave was perhaps the most compelling image from that group. It sold for ... «Maine Antique Digest, Jun 15»
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Skinner's Americana Sale
An Abraham Lincoln pinback campaign button featuring a 2 5/8" x 2 1/8" ambrotype photograph by Mathew Brady (1822-1896) sold online for ... «Maine Antique Digest, May 15»
8
Two shows look at photography's early days
The 28 items include multiple technical processes (daguerreotype, tintype, and ambrotype; cyanotype; albumen prints) and multiple ... «Boston Globe, May 15»
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Forget digital, forget film, these photographers make pictures the …
So he graduated to the tintype and ambrotype style of making pictures – ambrotype uses the same process as tintype but the image is ... «OCRegister, May 15»
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17th-Century Manuscript Qur'an, Ragtime Archive Led Swann …
Photographic items drew much interest, such as an ambrotype photograph of Elisa Greenwell, Resident of Philadelphia, Runaway from the ... «Fine Books & Collections Magazine, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Ambrotype [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/ambrotype>. Apr 2024 ».
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