UNDEREXPOSE

underexpose

(verb) expose insufficiently; “The child was underexposed to language”

underexpose

(verb) expose to too little light; “The film is underexposed, so the image is very dark”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

underexpose (third-person singular simple present underexposes, present participle underexposing, simple past and past participle underexposed)

(photography) To take a photograph using too small an exposure

To provide with insufficient publicity

Adjective

underexpose (comparative more underexpose, superlative most underexpose)

(photography) The condition when a photograph is darker than it should be because the film was not exposed to sufficient light either because the camera aperture was too small or the duration of light was too short.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

17 September 2024

SPOT

(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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