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Photographic plate   /fˌoʊtəgrˈæfɪk pleɪt/   Listen
Photographic plate

noun
1.
A flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded.  Synonym: plate.






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"Photographic plate" Quotes from Famous Books



... began to vomit forth the less desirable elements of Fishbourne society, boys and men were moved to run and shout, and more windows went up as the stir increased. Tashingford, the chemist, appeared at his door, in shirt sleeves and an apron, with his photographic plate holders in his hand. And then like a vision of purpose came Mr. Gambell, the greengrocer, running out of Clayford's Alley and buttoning on his jacket as he ran. His great brass fireman's helmet was on his head, hiding it all but the sharp nose, the firm mouth, the intrepid chin. ...
— The History of Mr. Polly • H. G. Wells

... that are sick, those whose souls sing neither compassion for others nor their own anger. All those numerous people are sick who, like a violin without strings, merely echo every sound. Or would you say that the man whose memory is like a photographic plate on which the light has fallen and which cannot record any more impressions, is the healthy man? Is not memory the very highest possession of every human being? It is the treasure that animals do not own, because they are incapable of holding ...
— Men in War • Andreas Latzko



Words linked to "Photographic plate" :   quarter plate, flat solid, plate, sheet



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