vapography

noun

va·​pog·​ra·​phy

vāˈpägrəfē

plural -es

: the process of obtaining a developable image by permitting a sensitive film or plate to remain in contact with a substance (as zinc or printer's ink) that gives off vapors or emanations affecting it without exposure to light

Word History

Etymology

vapo- + -graphy

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