daguerreotype
pronunciation
How to pronounce daguerreotype in British English:
UK [dəˈgerətaɪp]
How to pronounce daguerreotype in American English:
US [dəˈɡɛrəˌtaɪp]
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- Noun:
- a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor
Word Origin
- daguerreotype (n.)
- 1839, from French daguerreotype, coined from name of inventor, Louis Daguerre (1789-1851) + -type (see type (n.)).
Example
- 1. The french government purchased the rights to the daguerreotype and released it free to the world .
- 2. The image was taken by louis daguerre who invented the daguerreotype one of the earliest methods of photography .