double exposure

nounPhotography.

the act of exposing the same film, frame, plate, etc., twice.
the picture resulting from such exposure.

Origin of double exposure

First recorded in 1890–95

Words Nearby double exposure

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How to use double exposure in a sentence

In 2009 their lives and work became the focus of a Bravo reality show called double exposure.
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Would a man who had not had the courage to face the danger of one exposure, have the courage to face a double exposure?
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He added that anyone of considerable experience could detect the dark background and double exposure in the negative at once.
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In photography there are several ways of defrauding; the most usual is by double exposure.
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To be more explicit, there are two ways of producing spirit photographs, by double printing and by double exposure.
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double exposure, double printing, and the stop motion are the most common methods of obtaining 212 these marvellous results.
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British Dictionary definitions for double exposure

double exposure

noun

the act or process of recording two superimposed images on a photographic medium, usually done intentionally to produce a special effect
the photograph resulting from such an act

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