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Then I thought I was going to be a photographer. I tried a hand at darkroom technician. I played in a band. It took me quite some time to discover that I wanted to write.
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Meaning of "darkroom" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DARKROOM

darkroom  [ˈdɑːkˌruːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DARKROOM

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Darkroom 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 DARKROOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

darkroom

Darkroom

A darkroom is a room that can be made completely dark to allow the processing of light sensitive photographic materials, including photographic film and photographic paper. Darkrooms have been created and used since the inception of photography in the early 19th century. Darkrooms have many various manifestations, from the elaborate space used by Ansel Adams to a retooled ambulance wagon used by Timothy H. O'Sullivan. From the initial development to the creation of prints, the darkroom process allows complete control over the medium. Due to the popularity of color photography and complexity of processing color film and printing color photographs and also to the rise, first of Polaroid technology and later digital photography, darkrooms are decreasing in popularity, though are still commonplace on college campuses, schools and in the studios of many professional photographers. Other applications of darkrooms include the use in nondestructive testing, such as magnetic particle inspection.

Definition of darkroom in the English dictionary

The definition of darkroom in the dictionary is a room in which photographs are processed in darkness or safe light.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DARKROOM


ballroom
ˈbɔːlˌruːm
bathroom
ˈbɑːθˌruːm
bedroom
ˈbɛdˌruːm
boardroom
ˈbɔːdˌruːm
chatroom
ˈtʃætˌruːm
checkroom
ˈtʃɛkˌruːm
classroom
ˈklɑːsˌruːm
cloakroom
ˈkləʊkˌruːm
courtroom
ˈkɔːtˌruːm
homeroom
ˈhəʊmˌruːm
legroom
ˈlɛɡˌruːm
newsroom
ˈnjuːzˌruːm
playroom
ˈpleɪˌruːm
pressroom
ˈprɛsˌruːm
showroom
ˈʃəʊˌruːm
sickroom
ˈsɪkˌruːm
stockroom
ˈstɒkˌruːm
sunroom
ˈsʌnˌruːm
washroom
ˈwɒʃˌruːm
workroom
ˈwɜːkˌruːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DARKROOM

dark-field illumination
dark-field microscope
dark-haired
dark-skinned
darken
darken someone´s door
darkened
darkener
darkey
darkie
darkies
darkish
darkle
darkling
darklings
darkly
darkmans
darkness
darksome
darky

WORDS THAT END LIKE DARKROOM

backroom
baggage checkroom
broom
chat room
cookroom
dining room
dressing room
elephant in the room
emergency room
family room
groom
hotel room
living room
locker room
locker-room
master bedroom
mushroom
press room
room
stackroom

Synonyms and antonyms of darkroom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «darkroom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DARKROOM

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

Translator English - Chinese

> 暗房
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cuarto oscuro
570 millions of speakers

English

darkroom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

darkroom
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غرفة مظلمة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фотолаборатории
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

câmara escura
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অন্ধকার ঘর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chambre noire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

bilik gelap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dunkelkammer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暗室
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암실
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Darkroom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phòng tối
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இருட்டறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंधारी खोली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

karanlık oda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

camera oscura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ciemnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фотолабораторії
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

camera obscură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκοτεινού θαλάμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

donkerkamer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mörkrum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mørkerom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of darkroom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DARKROOM»

The term «darkroom» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.372 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DARKROOM» OVER TIME

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «DARKROOM»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word darkroom.
1
Sam Abell
My father taught me photography. It was his hobby, and we had a small darkroom in the fruit cellar of our basement. It was the kind of makeshift darkroom that was only dark at night.
2
Dianna Agron
I was on the yearbook staff, so I would take out film cameras and Nikons and take photos around school and at sporting events and things like that. We had a darkroom as well. I just loved it. I also saved up for a video camera to video my friends and cut and paste the videos together and I gave them to all of my friends for graduation.
3
Lacey Chabert
It's more fun if you can control things like lighting and make special effects in the darkroom.
4
Imogen Cunningham
I never stopped photographing. There were a couple of years when I didn't have a darkroom, but that didn't stop me from photographing.
5
Guy Johnson
Then I thought I was going to be a photographer. I tried a hand at darkroom technician. I played in a band. It took me quite some time to discover that I wanted to write.
6
Douglas Kirkland
I believe Photoshop is in some way the contemporary darkroom, the creative area that all photographers have available today.
7
Robert Mapplethorpe
My lifestyle is bizarre, but the only thing you need to know is where the darkroom is.
8
Mary Ellen Mark
I'm not against digital photography. It's great for newspapers. And there are photographers doing great work digitally. When they use Photoshop as a darkroom tool, that's fine, too. But at this point of my life, after so many years, I don't really want to change, and I still love film.
9
Joe McNally
Technology has eliminated the basement darkroom and the whole notion of photography as an intense labor of love for obsessives and replaced them with a sense of immediacy and instant gratification.
10
Patrick Modiano
Something happens between a novel and its reader which is similar to the process of developing photographs, the way they did it before the digital age. The photograph, as it was printed in the darkroom, became visible bit by bit. As you read your way through a novel, the same chemical process takes place.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DARKROOM»

Discover the use of darkroom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to darkroom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White
Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White is an arresting and moving personal story about childhood, race, and identity in the American South, rendered in stunning illustrations by the author, Lila Quintero Weaver.
Lila Quintero Weaver, 2012
2
Darkroom
Darkroom is a riveting tale of suspense that tears the cover off the human struggle for truth in a world imprisoned by lies.
Joshua Graham, 2012
3
The Creative Digital Darkroom
In this book she uses the tutorial approach that made her two previous Photoshop books bestsellers to take photographers beyond quick tips and gimmicky effects.
Katrin Eismann, Sean Duggan, 2008
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Darkroom
T&G.
Wynn Bullock, Eleanor Lewis, 1977
5
Darkroom: A Family Exposure
The author reveals the pains and pleasures of her first thirty years of life, from childhood sexual abuse to her experiences with love, literature, and mind-altering experiences.
Jill Christman, 2002
6
Darkroom
Employing photography as its central metaphor, Darkroom tackles the tangled relationship between memory and mourning by exploring an artist’s impossible attempt to re-create the object of loss.
Jazzy Danziger, 2012
7
The Darkroom: Photography and the Theatre of Desire
This ground-breaking work by a leading Monash University academic will interest all students of photography and followers of recent trends in art and art theory.
Anne Marsh, 2003
8
The Darkroom Cookbook
The Darkroom Cookbook is based upon a series of articles originally appearing in Camera & Darkroom magazine. The articleswere inspired by a brief encounter at a camera store. I was browsing the chemical section searching for potassium ...
Steve Anchell, 2012
9
Build Your Own Home Darkroom
Covering every aspect from design to full operation, this clear and detailed book is perfect for photographers at all levels.
Lista Duren, Will McDonald, 1990
10
The Darkroom Handbook
Provides a complete guide for all photographers to necessary equipment and set-up procedures for a darkroom and explains how to process film, make prints and slides, and perform other essential functions
Michael John Langford, 1984

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DARKROOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term darkroom is used in the context of the following news items.
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Man transforms his caravan into a photography darkroom studio
A photographer who acquired a vintage 1970s caravan has transformed it into the headquarters of a new wet plate photography darkroom. «Caravan Times, Jul 15»
2
Former daily chief photographer turned law lecturer dies aged 79
Peter's work in the regional press began aged 15 as a darkroom assistant at Birmingham's Sunday Mercury, but was given a job as a ... «HoldTheFrontPage.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Look into the world of 'American Fight Clubs' at LightBox …
Also in the gallery are new work from LightBox Darkroom members, presenting archival fiber silver gelatin prints. Complete show information is ... «Coast Weekend, Jul 15»
4
18 rare color photographs of the Russian Empire from over 100 …
In 1907, the photographer decided to systematically document the Russian Empire and was given a specially-equipped railroad car darkroom ... «Businessinsider India, Jul 15»
5
Picture Perfect
The exhibition, which filled seven rooms, also included work in textiles and, new for this year, A Level photography, made possible by the addition of a darkroom ... «Somerset County Gazette, Jul 15»
6
Shooting Wet Plate Collodion Images With a Holga Panoramic
You need a huge portable darkroom and tens of kilograms of water, chemicals, and other equipment. So I want to build around Holga camera a ... «The Phoblographer, Jul 15»
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How I Turned a Caravan Into a Mobile Darkroom for Wet Plate Photos
For a couple of years, I used my garage as a darkroom, which was great as it was MY garage and I could stain the floor with as much silver as I ... «PetaPixel, Jul 15»
8
Armed With Homemade Cameras, Haddam Man Portrays Civil War …
"Photographers would pose their subjects first, arrange everything, and take the picture, then race into the darkroom. If they were working in the ... «CTNow, Jul 15»
9
New album from Dead Weather set for release in September
It's called Dodge & Burn, named for a technique employed in (analog) darkroom photography. There is a super fancy version available, but you ... «Detroit Metro Times, Jul 15»
10
Portraits of Life
His tiny room in Paris doubled as a darkroom for black-and-white photographs. “Those experiences taught me the need for adventure and to ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»

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