1. Photographs produced by an early photographic process using a silver-coated copper plate, popular in the 19th century.
Usage: plural form; historical; named after Louis Daguerre, the French inventor
2. Any photograph or image, especially one that is detailed or captures a moment in time.
Usage: figurative or extended use

Examples

• The museum displayed a collection of daguerreotypes from the 1850s.
• Her grandmother kept several daguerreotypes of family members in an old album.
• Daguerreotypes were among the first commercially successful photographic processes.
• The antique shop sold daguerreotypes at high prices to collectors.
• These daguerreotypes provide a fascinating glimpse into life during the Civil War era.
• He inherited a box of daguerreotypes from his great-grandfather.