Main Entry:

da·guerre·o·type

Pronunciation:

\də-ˈge-rō-ˌtīp, -rə-; -ˈger-ō-, -ə- also də-ˈge-rē-ō-ˌtīp, -ˈger-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 \-ˌtī-pist\ noun

— da·guerre·o·typy \-ˌtī-pē\ noun