dry plate
Americannoun
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a glass photographic plate coated with a sensitive emulsion of silver bromide and silver iodide in gelatin.
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Metallurgy. tin plate having patches of dull finish.
Etymology
Origin of dry plate
First recorded in 1855–60
Example Sentences
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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
P. McNabb, 2208 2d Ave., N. Y. city, a pair of 2-pound Indian clubs, a pack of trick cards and 2 books on magic for dry plate holders for a 4x5 camera.
From Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 by Elverson, James
An occasional lone poplar tree developed in the mist as an object on a dry plate develops.
From The Killer by White, Stewart Edward
So a supersensitive dry plate will often record many thousand stars in a region where the naked eye can see but one.
From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck
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