kính ảnh
Definitions
- Noun:
- Photographic plate: A flat sheet of glass or other material coated with a light-sensitive emulsion, used historically in photography to capture images.
- Photographic lens: A device made of glass or other transparent material, used in cameras to focus light and form an image. (Note: This meaning is less common in modern usage, where "ống kính" is standard for lens.)
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các nhiếp ảnh gia thời kỳ đầu thường sử dụng kính ảnh. (Early photographers often used photographic plates.)
- Chiếc máy ảnh cổ này vẫn còn nguyên kính ảnh bên trong. (This antique camera still has its original photographic plate inside.)
Advanced Usage
- This term is largely historical and technical. In contemporary Vietnamese, specific terms are preferred:
- For a photographic plate: kính ảnh or more specifically phim kính (glass plate).
- For a camera lens: ống kính (lens) or thấu kính (optical lens).
Variants and Related Words
- Phim kính: (n) Glass plate (a specific type of photographic plate).
- Ảnh kính: (n) Can refer to a photograph taken on a glass plate.
- Kính: (n) Glass; lens; eyeglasses. The root word meaning "glass" or "lens".
- Ống kính: (n) Camera lens (the modern standard term).
- Máy ảnh: (n) Camera.
Synonyms
- Plaque photographique: (n) Photographic plate (French loan term, used in technical/historical contexts).
- Bản kính ảnh: (n) Photographic plate (alternative phrasing).
Notes on Meaning
- The primary and most accurate meaning is photographic plate. While "kính" can mean "lens", the compound "kính ảnh" is not the standard term for a camera lens in modern Vietnamese. The reference from the Vietnamese-French dictionary specifically defines it as "plaque photographique".
- It refers to a physical, often glass-based, medium for capturing a photographic image, predating flexible film.