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underexpose en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? 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.

Meanings

1. 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.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more underexpose	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most underexpose	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Translations (2)

pt subexposto (darkened of photographs due to insufficient light) · mi huranga pore (darkened of photographs due to insufficient light)

underexpose en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? 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.

Meanings

1. To take a photograph using too small an exposure
2. To provide with insufficient publicity

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
underexposing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
underexposed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
underexposed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
underexposes	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic

Translations (6)

pt subexpor (in photography) · fr sous-exposer (in photography) · de unterbelichten (in photography) · hu alulexponál (in photography) · fi alivalottaa (in photography) · fr sous-exposer (to provide with insufficient publicity)