dry plate

American  

noun

1. a glass photographic plate coated with a sensitive emulsion of silver bromide and silver iodide in gelatin.

2. Metallurgy. tin plate having patches of dull finish.

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Etymology

Origin of dry plate

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

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dry plate

Oxymel produced a dry plate that could be kept for days.

From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2014

“You’ll have a new barn in no time,” I said, wiping an already dry plate with a towel.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The exposure is much longer than in ordinary dry plate work, generally lasting in the neighborhood of five minutes.

From The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing by Frederick H. Hitchcock

Because of the sun and the dry plate, illustrators had to find inks and methods which would aid the engraver as much as possible.

From The Building of a Book A Series of Practical Articles Written by Experts in the Various Departments of Book Making and Distributing by Frederick H. Hitchcock

Within the last few years the subject of dry plate photography has Increased very rapidly, not only in general popularity, but also in importance in regard to its applications to other departments of science.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 520, December 19, 1885 by Various