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

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His father, a hobbyist photographer, kept a darkroom in the house that sparked his son’s love of photography. Tammy Lagorce, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 Bushwick Community Darkroom gradually became a multi-functional photography center with private darkrooms, scanning facilities, and an exhibition space. Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025 Inside, there’s thick cement flooring that supported the heavy printing presses that once operated here, and an old darkroom unused since the days of film. John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2025 Lucia started searching for an alternative, frustrated by the lack of accessible darkrooms. Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for darkroom

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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 23 Apr. 2025.

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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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