cyanotype

[ sahy-an-uh-tahyp ]

noun

1. a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, that produces a blue line on a white background.
2. a print made by this process.

cyanotype

/ saɪˈænəˌtaɪp /

noun

1. another name for blueprint

Word History and Origins

Origin of cyanotype¹

First recorded in 1835–45; cyano- ¹ + -type

Example Sentences

Of the eight modes represented in the show, the most common today is cyanotype, invented in 1842 and long used to make architectural blueprints.

From Washington Post

Marty Ittner’s swirling piece, a response to climate change, is rendered in the deep blues of cyanotype.

From Washington Post

For Round 1 Mary snail mailed Elizabeth a cyanotype photogram, which she then bordered with inkjet-printed video stills.

From MIT Technology Review

The positive cyanotype gives blue lines on a white ground, being the reverse of the ordinary blue print.

From Project Gutenberg

It should then be put in the printing frame in the same way as the cyanotype paper and exposed to the sun.

From Project Gutenberg

Prints made upon this cyanotype paper have a beautiful blue tone, and are so simple and easily made that they are very popular.

From Project Gutenberg