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gelatin

gelatin

1 7.0
A thin colored sheet placed over lights to change their color
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛlətɪn/
  • Jargon
translation icon : filtro de color
  • The 15 prints in the back gallery area are vintage gelatin silver prints, each sized 16x19; these prints are unique.
  • silver gelatin
  • gelatin print

Examples

  • Speaking of which, in Europe, gelatin is sold in sheets, and recipes call for things like "three sheets of gelatin"; however, each sheet varies in size according to the brand.

    Blog text (8)
  • "Portrait (Mina Loy)" 1920 vintage silver gelatin print, by Man Ray.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Another artist friend, Man Ray, made a gelatin-silver print called Dust Breeding and may have given it to Duchamp.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Speaking of which, in Europe, gelatin is sold in sheets, and recipes call for things like "three sheets of gelatin"; however, each sheet varies in size according to the brand.

    Blog text (8)
  • In bourgeois families, photos may be replaced by paintings when bacteria damage the gelatin or when the colors fade (Figs. 2-4).

    Academic text (2005)
  • PHOTO (BLACK & WHITE): Figure 5. "Cans, Triptych." By Zeke Berman. Gelatin silver print. From the Hunt Manufacturing Company Collection. Photo courtesy of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Filter shapes of the required size may be cut from Kodak Wratten gelatin filter #80A squares (the smallest available size is 50x50mm).

    Academic text (1998)
  • The softgel capsule contains LT4, dissolved in glycerol and surrounded by a layer of gelatin; in the oral liquid solution, LT4 is dissolved in glycerol and ethanol.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The stage manager instructed the crew to replace the old lights with brighter ones, but they needed to use red gelatin to soften the harsh brightness.

  • To enhance the atmospheric effect of the play, the lighting designer chose a blue gelatin to filter the light on the actors.

Synonyms

gel
vsgelatin
  • Jargon
5 6.0

A thin colored sheet put over stage lights to change their color

has identical meaning but uses a longer, more formal word

Compounds

blasting gelatin
  • Specialized
1 8.6

An explosive made from chemicals used to break rock in mines and to destroy buildings

1 2.8

A sweet wobbly dessert made by mixing jelly powder with water or juice

glycerinated gelatin
  • Specialized
8.4

A soft jelly used as a base for ointments and suppositories

Surface Forms

gelatin singular
gelatins plural
gelatines plural
gelatine singular

Etymology

Gelatin for stage lights gets its name from thin sheets once made of real gelatin that were dyed to colour the light. So a lighting gelatin is a thin coloured sheet put over a lamp to change the light and create effects.