underexpose meaning

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underexpose (verb): expose to too little light.

underexpose has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

underexpose as a verb

  1. expose to too little light
    • The film is underexposed, so the image is very dark

    Opposite: overexpose

    Type of: expose

    Related forms: underexposure

  2. expose insufficiently
    • The child was underexposed to language

    Opposite: overexpose

    Type of: expose

Scrabble score: 21 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in SE · 11-letter words

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