Standard Lemma guide
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adj
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To take a photograph using too small an exposure
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To provide with insufficient publicity
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
expose insufficiently
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: overexpose
Broader terms: expose
verb
expose to too little light
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: overexpose
Broader terms: expose
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English expose English underexpose From under- + expose.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
