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1. (n.) daguerreotype
an obsolete photographic process, invented in 1839, in which a picture made on a silver surface sensitized with iodine is developed by exposure to mercury vapor.
2. daguerreotype
a picture made by this process.
3. (v.t.) daguerreotype
to photograph by this process.
Etymology: (< F (1839), after L. J. M. Daguerre ; see -o -, -type)
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| Definition of 'daguerreotype' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) daguerreotype
a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) daguerreotype
an early variety of photograph, produced on a silver plate, or copper plate covered with silver, and rendered sensitive by the action of iodine, or iodine and bromine, on which, after exposure in the camera, the latent image is developed by the vapor of mercury
2. (noun) daguerreotype
the process of taking such pictures
3. (verb) daguerreotype
to produce or represent by the daguerreotype process, as a picture
4. (verb) daguerreotype
to impress with great distinctness; to imprint; to imitate exactly
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. daguerreotype
a process named after its inventor, Louis Daguerre, a Frenchman, of producing pictures by means of the camera on a surface sensitive to light and shade, and interesting as the first step in photography.
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