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daguerreotype

da·guerre·o·type
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [duh-gair-uh-tahyp, -ee-uh-tahyp]
    • /dəˈgɛər əˌtaɪp, -i əˌtaɪp/
    • /dəˈɡer.ə.taɪp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duh-gair-uh-tahyp, -ee-uh-tahyp]
    • /dəˈgɛər əˌtaɪp, -i əˌtaɪp/

Definitions of daguerreotype word

  • noun daguerreotype one of the earliest photographic processes, in which the image was produced on iodine-sensitized silver and developed in mercury vapour 3
  • noun daguerreotype a photograph formed by this process 3
  • noun daguerreotype a photograph made by an early method on a plate of chemically treated metal 3
  • noun daguerreotype this method 3
  • verb transitive daguerreotype to photograph by this method 3
  • noun daguerreotype an obsolete photographic process, invented in 1839, in which a picture made on a silver surface sensitized with iodine was developed by exposure to mercury vapor. 1

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Origin of daguerreotype

First appearance:

before 1830
One of the 36% newest English words
1830-40; named after L. J. M. Daguerre; see -o-, -type

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Parts of speech for Daguerreotype

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

daguerreotype popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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