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darkroom

/ˈdɑːkruːm/noun

उच्चारण डार्क्रूम

डार्करूम, अँधेरा कमरा (फ़ोटो धोने का)

darkroom का हिंदी में अर्थ है डार्करूम, अँधेरा कमरा (फ़ोटो धोने का). In English, darkroom means a room with very little or no light, used for developing photographs from film.

Core word

noun
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    a room with very little or no light, used for developing photographs from film

    डार्करूम, अँधेरा कमरा (फ़ोटो धोने का)

    • Before digital cameras, photographers spent hours in the darkroom.
    • The photographer carried the film into the darkroom.
    • The darkroom is lit only by a dim red light.
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    • She developed her prints in the school darkroom.
    • Pictures slowly appeared on the paper in the darkroom.
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in a darkroom / in the darkroom

Use in for the work done there; the darkroom is the room used for developing photographs from film.

वहाँ किए जाने वाले कार्य के लिए 'in' आता है; darkroom वह कमरा है जहाँ फ़िल्म से फ़ोटो तैयार की जाती हैं।

  • He spent hours in the darkroom developing his photographs.
  • The prints were washed in the darkroom.

darkroom (one word) vs dark room (two words)

Darkroom as one word is the photographer's room; two words, dark room, simply describes a room with no light.

एक शब्द 'darkroom' फ़ोटोग्राफ़र का कमरा है; दो शब्द 'dark room' केवल बिना रोशनी वाला कमरा बताते हैं।

  • The photographer set up a darkroom in the basement.
  • The cellar was a dark room with no windows.

darkroom + noun

As a modifier, darkroom names the equipment and work: darkroom equipment, darkroom techniques, darkroom light.

Modifier के रूप में 'darkroom' उपकरण और कार्य के नाम बताता है: darkroom equipment, darkroom techniques, darkroom light।

  • He bought darkroom equipment from an old studio.
  • A red darkroom light does not spoil the photographic paper.

darkroom as a figurative image

Writers sometimes call the mind or memory a darkroom where pictures slowly appear, a poetic use based on photo developing.

लेखक कभी-कभी मन या स्मृति को darkroom कहते हैं जहाँ चित्र धीरे-धीरे उभरते हैं; यह फ़ोटो तैयार करने पर आधारित काव्यात्मक प्रयोग है।

  • Memories seemed to appear slowly in the darkroom of her mind.
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verb + darkroom

buildenterusework inset up

  • The college photography club set up a darkroom in a spare classroom.

darkroom + noun

equipmentlightassistanttechniquechemicals

  • Darkroom chemicals must be handled with care.

adjective + darkroom

traditionalsmallhomeprofessionalstudent

  • He built a small home darkroom in the bathroom.

in the darkroom + activities

develop filmprint photographsenlarge negativesmix chemicals

  • In the darkroom, she enlarged the negatives onto paper.

darkroom + process

developingfixingprintingenlargingexposure

  • Fixing the print in the darkroom takes only a few minutes.
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  • The photographer carefully lifted the print out of the developing tray in the darkroom.

फ़ोटोग्राफ़र ने darkroom में developing tray से प्रिंट को सावधानी से उठाया।

  • Radhika's grandfather used to develop his own pictures in a small darkroom.

राधिका के दादाजी एक छोटे darkroom में अपनी तस्वीरें स्वयं तैयार करते थे।

  • Digital cameras have made the traditional darkroom less necessary.

Digital कैमरों ने पारंपरिक darkroom को कम आवश्यक बना दिया है।

  • A red light is used in the darkroom because it does not affect photographic paper.

Darkroom में लाल बत्ती इसलिए प्रयुक्त होती है क्योंकि वह फ़ोटो के कागज़ पर असर नहीं डालती।

  • You must not open the darkroom door while the film is exposed.

जब फ़िल्म खुली हो, तब darkroom का दरवाज़ा नहीं खोलना चाहिए।

  • The school photography club has asked for funds to build a darkroom.

विद्यालय के फ़ोटोग्राफ़ी क्लब ने darkroom बनाने के लिए धन माँगा है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Both are places connected with taking and making pictures, but they serve different steps.

दोनों ही चित्र लेने और बनाने से जुड़े स्थान हैं, पर अलग-अलग चरणों के लिए हैं।

darkroom

A room kept dark for developing and printing photographs from film.

फ़िल्म से फ़ोटो तैयार करने और छापने के लिए अँधेरा रखा गया कमरा।

  • He printed the pictures in the darkroom.

studio

A room where photographs are taken, usually with good light.

वह कमरा जहाँ फ़ोटो खींची जाती हैं, प्रायः अच्छी रोशनी के साथ।

  • The portrait was taken in a studio.