da·guerre·o·type (d -gâr -t p )n. 1. An early photographic process with the image made on a light-sensitive silver-coated metallic plate. 2. A photograph made by this process. tr.v. da·guerre·o·typed, da·guerre·o·typ·ing, da·guerre·o·types To make a daguerreotype of. [French, after Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre.] da·guerre o·typer n.da·guerre o·typy n. |
daguerreotype [dəˈgɛrəʊˌtaɪp]
n
1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) one of the earliest photographic processes, in which the image was produced on iodine-sensitized silver and developed in mercury vapour
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Photography) a photograph formed by this process
daguerreotyper , daguerreotypist n
daguerreotypy n
daguerreotype
an obsolete form of photography in which images were produced on chemically treated plates of metal or glass. — daguerreotypic, daguerreotypical, adj. — daguerreotypist, n.
See also: Photography
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| Noun | 1. |  daguerreotype - a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vaporphoto, photograph, pic, exposure, picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material |
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