double exposure

American  

noun

Photography.

1. the act of exposing the same film, frame, plate, etc., twice.

2. the picture resulting from such exposure.

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double exposure British  

noun

1. the act or process of recording two superimposed images on a photographic medium, usually done intentionally to produce a special effect

2. the photograph resulting from such an act

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Etymology

Origin of double exposure

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

One is a double exposure depicting the front and side of her face.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

"For Europe it's double exposure: exposure to what America might do and then what China will do in response."

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2025

Along with Bach’s skillful performance, Manthei’s poise and onstage presence suggests a double exposure of Anne as an old woman and a child.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

He used double exposure — a novel technique for Hollywood movies — to simulate Kelly dancing with a ghostlike figure of himself on a lonely street block.

From Washington Post • Feb. 23, 2019

It will require some attention to that part of the sky within the range of the lens so as to not make a double exposure by letting a second flash enter the open lens.

From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.