Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ferrotype

/fˈɛɹətˌaɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fer-rotype
IPA: /fˈɛɹətˌaɪp/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An early photographic process in which the image was made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film.

Uncountable

noun

A photograph produced by this means.

Countable

verb

To produce a ferrotype from.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

""He ferrotyped the pictures, and the next morning, bright and early, he mounted each one in an art-folder (bought during a period of prosperity), and then fared forth to sell them to the eager parents of his little subjects.""

Etymology

From ferro- + -type.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ferro
Suffix: type

Usage

Inflected Forms

ferrotypes (plural) ferrotypes (present, singular) ferrotyping (participle, present) ferrotyped (participle, past) ferrotyped (past)

Frequently Paired Words

tintype

Questions

How do you pronounce ferrotype?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛɹətˌaɪp/.
What does ferrotype mean?: An early photographic process in which the image was made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film.
Where does ferrotype come from?: From ferro- + -type.

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