daguerreotype
noun
da·guerre·o·type
də-ˈger-ō-ˌtīp 
-ˈger-ə-;
-ˈge-rō-,
-rə-,
also də-ˈger-ē-ō-ˌtīp,
-ˈger-ē-
: an early photograph produced on a silver or a silver-covered copper plate
also
: the process of producing such photographs
daguerreotype
transitive verb
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The daguerreotypes were commissioned by Harvard biologist Louis Agassiz, whose theories on racial difference were used to support slavery in the U.S.
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Leah Willingham, Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2025
Although the daguerreotype required a high level of expertise, the process made the medium accessible to a wider range of enthusiasts.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Only one other Morse daguerreotype is known to exist, a portrait of a young man.
—James Barron, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
In this daguerreotype, taken by an unknown photographer around 1855, he is pictured staring directly into the camera, wearing a black double-breasted jacket with a stiff upright-collared shirt.
—Vincent Tullo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Leah Willingham, Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2025
Although the daguerreotype required a high level of expertise, the process made the medium accessible to a wider range of enthusiasts.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 24 May 2025
Only one other Morse daguerreotype is known to exist, a portrait of a young man.
—James Barron, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
In this daguerreotype, taken by an unknown photographer around 1855, he is pictured staring directly into the camera, wearing a black double-breasted jacket with a stiff upright-collared shirt.
—Vincent Tullo, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for daguerreotype
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“Daguerreotype.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/daguerreotype. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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daguerreotype
noun
da·guerre·o·type
də-ˈger-(ē-)ō-ˌtīp
: an early photograph produced on a metal plate
Etymology
named for L. J. M. Daguerre 1789–1851 French painter and inventor
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