autochrome

au·to·chrome

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [aw-tuh-krohm]
- /ˈɔ təˌkroʊm/
- /ˌɔːtəʊkrˈəʊm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [aw-tuh-krohm]
- /ˈɔ təˌkroʊm/

Definitions of autochrome word

noun autochrome a material once used for color photography, consisting of a photographic emulsion applied over a multicolored screen of minute starch grains dyed red, green, and blue-violet. 1
noun autochrome An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion. 0

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Origin of autochrome

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1905-10; auto-1 + -chrome

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Parts of speech for Autochrome

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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autochrome popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

autochrome usage trend in Literature

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