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noun

toner

a solution containing chemicals that can change the color of a photographic print

In a sentence

Six example sentences with toner, each labelled with its topic.

  • He dipped the dried image in selenium toner for four minutes and the flat grays turned a deep aubergine.

    Photography

  • Victorian studios relied on gold toner to give portraits the warm brown cast that collectors still recognize today.

    History

  • The exhibition notes explained which toner each artist favored, since the same negative can yield blue, brown or near black.

    Art

  • A sulfide toner converts the metallic silver in the print into silver sulfide, which is why the image lasts longer.

    Science

  • Used selenium toner must go to a hazardous waste collection, since even a diluted batch harms whatever lives downstream.

    Environment

  • Silent film labs ran whole reels through a blue toner so that night scenes would read as night on the screen.

    Movies

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