daguerreotype

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Noun daguerreotype has 1 sense

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
--₁ is a kind of photograph, photo, exposure, pic

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Daguerreotype

Definition:

A daguerreotype is a photograph taken by an early photographic process called the daguerreotype process, invented by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre in the 19th century. It involves fixing the image on a silvered copper plate.

Parts of Speech:

Noun, Verb

Senses:

Noun - Sense 1:

A photograph taken using the daguerreotype process.

Example sentence: The museum displayed a collection of stunning daguerreotypes of old Parisian streets.

Noun - Sense 2:

The process or method of producing a photograph using the daguerreotype process.

Example sentence: Learning about the intricacies of the daguerreotype fascinated the photography students.

Verb:

To capture a photograph using the daguerreotype process.

Example sentence: The professional photographer decided to daguerreotype the spectacular sunset.

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