UNDEREXPOSURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does underexposure mean? 

• UNDEREXPOSURE (noun)
  The noun UNDEREXPOSURE has 2 senses:

1. the act of exposing film to too little light or for too short a time

2. inadequate publicity

  Familiarity information: UNDEREXPOSURE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNDEREXPOSURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of exposing film to too little light or for too short a time

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("underexposure" is a kind of...):

exposure (the act of exposing film to light)

Derivation:

underexpose (expose to too little light)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Inadequate publicity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("underexposure" is a kind of...):

exposure (the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience)