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photographic paper

/ˌˈfoʊdəˌgræfɪk ˌpeɪpər/
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Other forms: photographic papers

Definitions of photographic paper
  1. noun
    light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed
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    types:
    film, photographic film
    photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies
    footage
    film that has been shot
    microfilm
    film on which materials are photographed at greatly reduced size; useful for storage; a magnification system is used to read the material
    cine-film, motion-picture film, movie film
    photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a spool; to be used in a movie camera
    negative
    a piece of photographic film showing an image with light and shade or colors reversed
    orthochromatic film
    a photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet light
    panchromatic film
    photographic film sensitive to light of all colors (including red)
    positive
    a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject
    reel
    a roll of photographic film holding a series of frames to be projected by a movie projector
    roll
    photographic film rolled up inside a container to protect it from light
    roll film
    photographic film wound on a spool
    episode, sequence
    film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie
    X-ray film
    photographic film used to make X-ray pictures
    film clip
    a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast
    type of:
    photographic equipment
    equipment used by a photographer
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