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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CALOTYPE

Cal "o *type, n. Etym: [Gr. (Photog. )

 

Defn: A method of taking photographic pictures, on paper sensitized with iodide of silver; -- also called Talbotype, from the inventor, Mr. Fox. Talbot.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

calotype

cal o type |ˈkaləˌtīp ˈkælətaɪp |(also calotype process ) ▶noun historical an early photographic process in which negatives were made using paper coated with silver iodide. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek kalos ‘beautiful ’ + type .

 

Oxford Dictionary

calotype

calotype |ˈkalətʌɪp |(also calotype process ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical an early photographic process in which negatives were made using paper coated with silver iodide. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek kalos ‘beautiful ’ + type .