photochromy

[ foh-tuh-kroh-mee ]

noun

1. a former technique of color photography.

Word History and Origins

Origin of photochromy¹

First recorded in 1885–90; photo- + -chrome + -y ³

Example Sentences

Photochromy, fō′tō-krō-mi, n. the art of reproducing colours by photography.—adj.

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