- safelight
- noun Date: 1903 a darkroom lamp with a filter to screen out rays that are harmful to sensitive film or paper
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Safelight — is light used in a photographic darkroom and is designed to provide illumination without that part of the light spectrum to which the material in use is sensitive. A safelight usually consists of an ordinary lightbulb in a housing with a coloured … Wikipedia
safelight — [sāflīt΄] n. Photog. a special light or lamp for a darkroom that does not affect the film, printing paper, etc … English World dictionary
safelight — /sayf luyt /, n. Photog. a darkroom light with a filter that transmits only those rays of the spectrum to which films, printing paper, etc., are not sensitive. [1900 05; SAFE + LIGHT1] * * * … Universalium
safelight — noun the lamp in a darkroom … Wiktionary
Safelight — Неактиничный свет, безопасное освещение (например, в фотолаборатории) … Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии
safelight — n. filtered light that does not damage photographic film or paper … English contemporary dictionary
safelight — noun a light with a coloured filter that can be used in a darkroom without affecting photosensitive film or paper … English new terms dictionary
safelight — safe•light [[t]ˈseɪfˌlaɪt[/t]] n. pht a darkroom light with a filter that transmits only those rays of the spectrum to which films, printing paper, etc., are not sensitive • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
safelight — /ˈseɪflaɪt/ (say sayfluyt) noun a light used in a darkroom, fitted with filters which can be adjusted to prevent the passage of light of a frequency which could affect the emulsion and fog the film. {safe + light1} …
safelight — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. : a color filter under which a sensitive paper, plate, or film may be manipulated and developed without danger of fogging and which usually consists of colored gelatin protected by glass plates or laminated in plastic 2. : a… … Useful english dictionary
