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overexposure

overexposure noun: excessive exposure.

overexposure: excessive exposure
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Noun

overexposure (countable and uncountable, plural overexposures)

  1. Excessive exposure.
  2. Of a famous person, excessive publicity, publication or reporting regarding that person.
  3. Exposure of film to light during the development process for a longer time than is required to accurately produce the image.

Forms of overexposure

pluraloverexposures

Origin of overexposure

From over- + exposure.

Questions about overexposure

What does overexposure mean?
Overexposure means excessive exposure.
What part of speech is overexposure?
Overexposure is a noun.
What is the plural of overexposure?
The plural of overexposure is overexposures.

Words near overexposure in the dictionary

  1. overexplored
  2. overexpose
  3. overexposed
  4. overexposes
  5. overexposing
  6. overexposure
  7. overexposures
  8. overexpress
  9. overexpressed
  10. overexpresser
  11. overexpressers

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