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plateholder
noun
(1)
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plateholder
[
pleyt
-hohl-der ]
Phonetic (Standard)
IPA
noun
a lightproof container for a photographic
plate
, loaded into the camera with the
plate
and having a slide that is removed before exposing.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of
plateholder
1
First recorded in 1870–75;
plate
1
+
holder
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plate glass
platelayer
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