noun
Meaning 1
Excessive exposure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
overexposure
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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CMU ARPABET: OW2 V ER0 IH0 K S P OW1 ZH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Of a famous person, excessive publicity, publication or reporting regarding that person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Exposure of film to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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noun
Meaning 4
the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an overexposure to violence on television
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exposure
noun
Meaning 5
the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exposure
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English exposure English overexposure From over- + exposure.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: overbelichting — exposure of film to light for a longer time than is required
- French: surexposition — exposure of film to light for a longer time than is required
- German: Überbelichtung — exposure of film to light for a longer time than is required
- Māori: huranga tuhene — exposure of film to light for a longer time than is required
- Polish: prześwietlenie — exposure of film to light for a longer time than is required
- Portuguese: sobre-exposição — exposure of film to light for a longer time than is required