cyanotype

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cyanotype

  • /saɪˈænəʊˌtaɪp/
  • /saɪˈænəˌtaɪp/

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From cyano- + -type.

noun cyanotypes

  1. uncountable An early photographic process employing paper sensitized with a cyanide.
  2. countable A photographic print produced by means of this process.

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noun photographic process

Españolcianotipia
日本語青写真 aojashin
Françaiscyanotype, cyanotypie
DeutschCyanotypie
Italianocianotipia
Ελληνικάκυανοτυπία kyanotypía
Românăcianotipie
Русскийцианоти́пия cianotípija

noun print

Españolcianotipo
Françaiscyanotype
Italianocianotipo
Ελληνικάκυανοτυπία kyanotypía

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"cyanotype." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cyanotype. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cyanotype. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cyanotype

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"cyanotype." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cyanotype.

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@misc{cyanotype_2026,
  title = {cyanotype},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cyanotype},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}