photographic plate

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photographic plate

noun photographic plates

An early form of photographic material in which the photosensitive emulsion was applied to a glass plate; latterly only used by astronomers.

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@misc{photographic_plate_2026,
  title = {photographic plate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/photographic%20plate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}