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Autochrome in a sentence

Autochrome meaning

An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.

Using Autochrome

  • The main meaning on this page is: An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
  • In the example corpus, autochrome often appears in combinations such as: autochrome plates.

Context around Autochrome

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

photography 1× rare 1×

Often after:

plates 2× color 1× photograph 1×

Sentence patterns with Autochrome

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a rare autochrome photograph of 1× autochrome plates were 1× color photography autochrome color picture 1× in the autochrome lumière color 1× introduction of autochrome plates in 1× the lumière autochrome 1× where this autochrome was found 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

autochrome plates were 1× early color photography 1× intriguingly a rare 1× it first became 1× the additive rgb 1× they went on 1×

Common sentence endings:

and the 1950s 1× been made known 1× dates from 1911 1× early twentieth century 1× hand held cameras 1× oise france 1917 1×

Words around Autochrome

Just before it in the word index:

autocephaly 6 autocephalous 19 autocentres 2 autocatalytic 2 autocatalyst 2 autocatalysis 2

Just after it in the word index:

autochthonous 10 autoclave 9 autoclaved 19 autoclaves 3 autoclaving 3 autocleavage 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Autochrome

  • In this selection, "autochrome" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, photography, rare, plates, color and photograph stand out and add context to how "autochrome" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a rare autochrome photograph of and autochrome plates were. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "autochrome" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with autochrome

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

But where this autochrome was found has not been made known. (11 words)

Intriguingly, a rare autochrome photograph of Satie exists that dates from 1911. (12 words)

They went on to develop the first practical photographic color process, the Lumière Autochrome. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

The additive RGB model and variants such as orange–green–violet were also used in the Autochrome Lumière color plates and other screen-plate technologies such as the Joly color screen and the Paget process in the early twentieth century. (40 words)

It first became a widespread commercial reality with the introduction of Autochrome plates in 1907, but the plates were very expensive and not suitable for casual snapshot-taking with hand-held cameras. (32 words)

Autochrome plates were one of several varieties of additive color screen plates and films marketed between the 1890s and the 1950s. (21 words)

Example sentences (7)

Autochrome plates were one of several varieties of additive color screen plates and films marketed between the 1890s and the 1950s.

But where this autochrome was found has not been made known.

Early color photography Autochrome color picture by Jean-Baptiste Tournassoud of North-African soldiers, Oise, France, 1917.

Intriguingly, a rare autochrome photograph of Satie exists that dates from 1911.

It first became a widespread commercial reality with the introduction of Autochrome plates in 1907, but the plates were very expensive and not suitable for casual snapshot-taking with hand-held cameras.

The additive RGB model and variants such as orange–green–violet were also used in the Autochrome Lumière color plates and other screen-plate technologies such as the Joly color screen and the Paget process in the early twentieth century.

They went on to develop the first practical photographic color process, the Lumière Autochrome.

Common combinations with autochrome

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "autochrome" in a sentence?
An example: "Autochrome plates were one of several varieties of additive color screen plates and films marketed between the 1890s and the 1950s." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "autochrome" from authentic English texts.
What does "autochrome" mean?
Autochrome means: An early photograph produced by means of a glass plate coated on one side with a random mosaic of microscopic dyed grains of potato starch under silver halide emulsion.
How many example sentences with "autochrome" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "autochrome", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.