daguerreotype

noun da·guerre·o·type \də-ˈge-rō-ˌtīp, -rə-; -ˈger-ō-, -ə- also də-ˈge-rē-ō-ˌtīp, -ˈger-ē-\

: an old type of photograph that was made on a piece of silver or a piece of copper covered in silver

Full Definition of DAGUERREOTYPE

: an early photograph produced on a silver or a silver-covered copper plate; also : the process of producing such photographs

— daguerreotype transitive verb

— da·guerre·o·typ·ist \-ˌtī-pist\ noun

— da·guerre·o·typy \-ˌtī-pē\ noun

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French daguerréotype, from L. J. M. Daguerre + French -o- + type

First Known Use: 1839

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