a photographic print produced directly in a camera by exposing a sheet of iron or tin coated with a sensitized enamel
2.
the process by which such a print is produced
Systematic name: tintype
ferrotype in American English
(ˈfɛroʊˌtaɪp; ˈfɛrəˌtaɪp)
noun
1.
a positive photograph taken directly on a thin plate of black-enameled iron coated with a sensitized emulsion; tintype
2.
the process of making such photographs
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈferroˌtyped or ˈferroˌtyping
3.
to give a glossy finish to (a photographic print) by squeezing into contact with a highly polished surface, usually chromium-plated steel, stainless steel, or plastic