A glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatin-based emulsion, used formerly as an improvement on the earlier wet plate.
〔摄〕干版，干片
Example sentencesExamples
In the 1870s technicians produced a dry plate with silver salts in a gelatine base which did not need to be sensitized in liquid but was ready to use and could be developed long afterwards.
As partial compensation for these logistical challenges, Rau did benefit from the advent of the dry plate.
These studies ended in 1880 when with the introduction of the dry plate process he deemed photography to be no longer worthy of artistic endeavour.
The development of the photographic dry plate in 1878 cut exposure times and made cameras simpler and more portable.
The use of dry plates considerably simplified the process of taking photographs, particularly landscapes.
Definition of dry plate in US English:
dry plate
noun
Photography
A glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatin-based emulsion, used formerly as an improvement on the earlier wet plate.
〔摄〕干版，干片
Example sentencesExamples
As partial compensation for these logistical challenges, Rau did benefit from the advent of the dry plate.
In the 1870s technicians produced a dry plate with silver salts in a gelatine base which did not need to be sensitized in liquid but was ready to use and could be developed long afterwards.
These studies ended in 1880 when with the introduction of the dry plate process he deemed photography to be no longer worthy of artistic endeavour.
The development of the photographic dry plate in 1878 cut exposure times and made cameras simpler and more portable.
The use of dry plates considerably simplified the process of taking photographs, particularly landscapes.