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dark·room

(därk′ro͞om′, -ro͝om′)

A room in which photographic materials are processed, either in complete darkness or with a safelight.

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darkroom

(ˈdɑːkˌruːm; -ˌrʊm)

(Photography) a room in which photographs are processed in darkness or safe light

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dark•room

(ˈdɑrkˌrum, -ˌrʊm)

n.

a room in which film, photographic paper, etc., is made, handled, or developed and from which the actinic rays of light are excluded.

[1835–45]

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darkroom - a room in which photographs are developed

room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

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temná komora

pimiö

darkroom

sötétkamra

camera oscura

darkroom

[ˈdɑːkrʊm] N (Phot) → cuarto m oscuro

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

darkroom

[ˈdɑː^rkrʊm ˈdɑː^rkruːm] n (PHOTOGRAPHY) → chambre f noiredark-skinned [ˌdɑː^rkˈskɪnd] adj [person, race] → de couleur

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darkroom

[ˈdɑːkrum] n → camera oscura

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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