browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
more about daguerreotype
daguerreotype |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Daguerreotype \Da*guerre"o*type\ (d[.a]*g[e^]r"[-o]*t[imac]p), n. [From Daguerre the inventor + -type.] 1. An early variety of photograph, produced on a silver plate, or copper plate covered with silver, and rendered sensitive by the action of iodine, or iodine and bromine, on which after exposure in the camera, the latent image is developed by the vapor of mercury. 2. The process of taking such pictures. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Daguerreotype \Da*guerre"o*type\ (d[.a]*g[e^]r"[-o]*t[imac]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daguerreotyped} (-t[imac]pt); p. pr & vb n. {Daguerreotyping} (-t[imac]`p[i^]ng).] 1. To produce or represent by the daguerreotype process, as a picture. 2. To impress with great distinctness; to imprint; to imitate exactly. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: daguerreotype n : a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on an iodine-sensitized silver plate and developed in mercury vapor
more about daguerreotype