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photochromy

American  
[foh-tuh-kroh-mee] / ˈfoʊ təˌkroʊ mi /

noun

  1. a former technique of color photography.

Etymology

Origin of photochromy

First recorded in 1885–90; photo- + -chrome + -y 3

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Photochromy, fō′tō-krō-mi, n. the art of reproducing colours by photography.—adj.

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