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color photographic film
Film that produces color negatives or transparencies by the use of three emulsions, one coated over the other, that are each sensitive to one of the colors red, blue or green.
calcium iodide
A hygroscopic powder used in the photographic process.
Callier coefficient
The coefficient termed by Callier as the ratio between the density of photographic negatives measured by parallel light and that measured by diffuse light, due to scattering effects. This effect is...
camera reduction
The use of the photographic process to produce precision copies of an original image that are many times smaller in size. One of its many applications is in microcircuitry.
cathode-ray tube faceplate
A fiber optic end plate constructed by drawing a bundle of parallel fibers embedded in glass and cutting it into thin slices. These slices are assembled in a plane and heated to produce a...
chronophotograph
The continuous record containing the series of pictures formed by chronophotographic methods.
chronophotography
The photographic recording of an action by taking a series of still pictures at regular intervals throughout the action.
cineradiography
The photographic filming of the action of x-ray images recorded on a fluorescent screen by means of large lens apertures and highly sensitive filters.
Clayden effect
The desensitization of the first photographic exposure after it has been subjected to high-intensity radiation.
contact fluorography
A fluorographic method whereby the sensitive photographic medium is pressed against a fluorescent screen to form a visible image.
coordinate measuring microscope
An instrument used to measure the coordinates of a point on an object such as a photographic plate.
crystallogram
The photographic record of the diffraction pattern formed when x-rays pass through a crystal.
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