noun
darkroom
noun
1
A room kept dark so that photographic film can be developed without being exposed to light.
"The photography club still has an old darkroom in the basement."
"She spent hours in the darkroom printing black-and-white photos."
How to Use Darkroom
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA light-proof room used for developing photographs the traditional, chemical way.
Memory tip
Mostly a term from film photography; digital cameras made darkrooms far less common.
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darkrooms plural
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Etymology
A straightforward compound of dark and room.