n.
Pronunciation: d ə - ' ge-r ō - ˌ t ī p, -r ə -; - ' ger- ō -, - ə - also d ə - ' ge-r ē - ō - ˌ t ī p, - ' ger- ē -
Function: noun
Etymology: French daguerréotype, from L. J. M. Daguerre + French -o- + type
Date: 1839
: 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 \ - ˌ t ī -pist \ noun
– da · guerre · o · typy \ - ˌ t ī -p ē \ noun