cyanotype

/saɪˈænəˌtaɪp/
noun
  1. A photographic printing process that produces blue-and-white images, often used for blueprints and art prints.
    • The artist used cyanotype to create a series of ocean-inspired prints.
    • Many architects used cyanotype to reproduce their building plans before digital printers existed.
    • She learned the cyanotype process in her photography class and made a beautiful blue print of a fern.
  2. A print or image made using the cyanotype process.
    • He hung a cyanotype of a seashell on his bedroom wall.
    • The gallery displayed several cyanotypes from the 19th century.
    • I bought a small cyanotype at the craft fair because I loved the deep blue color.
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