dry plate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [drahy pleyt]
- /draɪ pleɪt/
- /draɪ pleɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [drahy pleyt]
- /draɪ pleɪt/

Definitions of dry plate words

noun dry plate a glass photographic plate coated with a sensitive emulsion of silver bromide and silver iodide in gelatin. 1
noun dry plate Metallurgy. tin plate having patches of dull finish. 1
noun dry plate (photography) A glass plate having a dry coating sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or pictures can be made, without moistening. 0

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Origin of dry plate

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60

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Parts of speech for Dry plate

noun

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dry plate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% 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.

dry plate usage trend in Literature

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