overexposed
past simple and past participle ofoverexpose
overexpose
verb[Tusually passive]
uk/ˌəʊ.və.rɪkˈspəʊz/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪkˈspoʊz/overexposeverb[T usually passive](EXPERIENCE)
to make someone or somethingexperiencesomething too much, or for toolong,riskingharm:
He is anotheremployeewho wasregularlyoverexposedtolead,arsenic, andcadmiumin his 26yearsat theplant.
- The newinsecticideswere alsowidelyused infarming, and themosquitoesthat had been overexposedquicklybecameresistantto thechemicals.
- Thestainingofteethis awarningsignthat thechildhas been overexposed tofluoride.
- Peopleretiretosouthernclimesand overexposetheirskin.
Experiencing and suffering
- (straight) from the horse's mouthidiom
- afflict
- affliction
- almost/nearly die ofsomethingidiom
- be a martyr tosomethingidiom
- be a victim ofyourown successidiom
- bear
- count
- get the short end of the stickidiom
- get/haveyourfingers burnedidiom
- go through
- grip
- hands-on
- horse
- practical
- run up againstsomething
- seat-of-the-pants
- see lifeidiom
- stricken
- taste
overexposeverb[T usually passive](ATTENTION)
to give too muchattentionto someone or something innewspapers, ontelevision, onsocialmedia, etc.:
Hisparentsand histeamprotectedhim from being overexposed,keepinghim from doinginterviewsandturningdownendorsementdeals.
- Somemediawatcherssay thecomedianrisksbecomingthekindof overexposedpersonalityhe somercilesslymocks.
- Unlike someactresses,MissShue has never been overexposed.
- Topping thechartscan make acareer, ofcourse, but it can also overexpose theperformerandcreateabacklash.
Advertising and marketing
- ad
- ad agency
- adman
- advert
- advertise
- cross-selling
- customer relationship management
- detoxify
- dogfooding
- flyer
- non-brand
- o.n.o.
- obo
- off-brand
- on-brand
- stunt
- superhype
- teaser
- telemarketing
- tie(something)in
overexposeverb[T usually passive](PHOTOGRAPH)
to give too muchlightto apieceofphotographicfilmwhen taking aphotograph:
Unfortunately thelightwas toobrightand mypictureswere all overexposed.
Since mycameraallowsme topresetexposureabove and below theautomaticreading, Itypicallyoverexpose myshotsby one f-stop.
Photography
- airbrush
- analogue
- aperture
- bokeh
- camera
- camera obscura
- expose
- glossy
- high-resolution
- hologram
- holographic
- holography
- kinetoscope
- pap
- pic
- picture
- PillCam
- pin-up
- pinhole camera
- projection
Examplesofoverexposed
overexposed
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Exposure control parameters are employed to help ensure that very 'popular' items (in terms of information and test design) are notoverexposed.
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Exposure control parameters are also employed in this reading section to help ensure that items are notoverexposed.
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Some are fuzzy (out of focus), some areoverexposed, some have peculiar colours and others have artifacts added to them as a result of image compression.
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The private banks have at last woken up—far too late—to the fact that they are dangerouslyoverexposed.
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It means a great deal more to us, and has meant over the centuries, than do nowadays the posturings of overpaid,overexposedand under-talented persons on the cinematograph screen.
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Overexposedis instrumentated with a quick-moving wobbly right-hand synth, keyboard, bass guitar, kickdrum and hi-hat.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Usually those areas will be consideredoverexposedand will appear as featureless white on the print.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The reactor accident in 1961 resulted in 8 deaths and more than 30 other people were over-exposed to radiation.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The dynamic range in the image is so large that only portions of the film are notoverexposed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Second, they can protect plants which are over-exposed to sunlight.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Therefore, film can be underexposed andoverexposed, retaining detail and information in the camera negative.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Doing so allows the photographer to select combinations of aperture, exposure time and sensor sensitivity which would otherwise produceoverexposedpictures.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The cameras on both of the first two rigs were offline, but usable footage was recovered from the second launch, albeit slightlyoverexposed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The highlight values should appearoverexposed, as the water wash reduces the final print values.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Otherwise, over-exposure by a factor of x2 will result, leading to over-exposed negatives.
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