daguerreotype
[ duh-gair-uh-tahyp, -ee-uh-tahyp ]
noun
an obsolete photographic process, invented in 1839, in which a picture made on a silver surface sensitized with iodine was developed by exposure to mercury vapor.
a picture made by this process.
verb (used with object),da·guerre·o·typed, da·guerre·o·typ·ing.
to photograph by this process.
Origin of daguerreotype
1Other words from daguerreotype
- da·guerre·o·typ·er, da·guerre·o·typ·ist, noun
- da·guerre·o·typ·ic [duh-gair-uh-tip-ik, -ee-uh-tip-], /dəˌgɛər əˈtɪp ɪk, -i əˈtɪp-/, adjective
- da·guerre·o·typ·y, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for daguerreotype
daguerreotype
/ (dəˈɡɛrəʊˌtaɪp) /
noun
one of the earliest photographic processes, in which the image was produced on iodine-sensitized silver and developed in mercury vapour
a photograph formed by this process
Derived forms of daguerreotype
- daguerreotyper or daguerreotypist, noun
- daguerreotypy, noun
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