underexpose

English

Etymology

under- +‎ expose

Verb

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

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

Translations

in photography

• Finnish: alivalottaa
• French: sous-exposer (fr)
• German: unterbelichten (de)
• Hungarian: alulexponál (hu)
• Portuguese: subexpor

to provide with insufficient publicity

• French: sous-exposer (fr)

Adjective

underexpose (comparative more underexpose, superlative most underexpose)

1. (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.

Translations

darkened of photographs due to insufficient light

• Maori: huranga pore
• Portuguese: subexposto