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