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daguerreotype

Pronunciation: /dəˈgɛrətʌɪp/
(also daguerrotype)
Definition of daguerreotype

noun

  • a photograph taken by an early photographic process employing an iodine-sensitized silvered plate and mercury vapour.

Origin:

mid 19th century: from French daguerréotype, named after L.-J.-M. Daguerre (see Daguerre, Louis-Jacques-Mandé)

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