chromatype (?kr??m??ta?p) n1. a. a procedure in photography that uses photographic paper that is made reactive to light by the use of a salt of chromiumb. (as modifier): a chromatype print. 2. a photograph produced by chromatype3. a type of photographic paper used in the process of producing photographs by directing light through a negative and onto sensitized paper that is touching the negativeCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014