daguerreotype

/dəˈɡɛɹ.(ɪ.)əʊˌtaɪp/noun
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1

An early type of photograph created by exposing a silver surface which has previously been exposed to either iodine vapor or iodine and bromine vapors; such a photograph.

2

The process of making such photographs.

3

A faithful or exact representation or description.

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