darkroom

noun

dark·​room ˈdärk-ˌrüm How to pronounce darkroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room with no light or with a safelight for developing light-sensitive photographic materials

Examples of darkroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web During a total solar eclipse the lighting grows decidedly eerie—equal parts post-apocalyptic (as if a UFO were overtaking our local star) and photographic (like an underexposed print viewed in a darkroom). Maya Silver, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Mar. 2024 That picture features the army ambulance that O’Sullivan converted into a travelling darkroom. Robert Sullivan, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024 To make ends meet, Hurrell took up hand-coloring in a photography studio and, flitting between jobs, learned the art of retouching and darkroom work. Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024 From something that was time-consuming and required a great deal of technical expertise in the days of actual film and darkrooms, digital editing has become something practically anyone can do, from adding filters to cropping images and much more. Deepti Hajela, Quartz, 12 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for darkroom 

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Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of darkroom was in 1841

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“Darkroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darkroom. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.

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darkroom

noun
dark·​room ˈdärk-ˌrüm How to pronounce darkroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a lightproof room used in developing photographic materials (as film and prints)

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