DAGUERREOTYPE


Meaning of DAGUERREOTYPE in English

I. dəˈgerəˌtīp, -rōˌ-, -rēəˌ-, -rēōˌ- noun

( -s )

Etymology: French daguerréotype, from L.J.M. Daguerre + French -o- + -type

1. : a photograph produced on a silver plate or a silver-covered copper plate which is made sensitive by the action of iodine or iodine and bromine and from which after exposure in the camera a latent image is developed by the vapor of mercury

2. : the process of producing daguerreotype pictures

• da·guerre·o·typ·ic  ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷rə|tipik, -rēə|- adjective

II. transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

1. : to produce or represent by the daguerreotype process

2. : to impress with great distinctness

the … universe around us, all ready to be daguerreotyped upon our souls — Benjamin Fine

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.