time exposure
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noun Photography.
a long exposure in which the shutter is opened and closed by hand or by a mechanism other than the automatic mechanism of the shutter.
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Origin of time exposure
First recorded in 1890–95
OTHER WORDS FROM time exposure
time-ex·po·sure, adjectiveWords nearby time exposure
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time exposure
noun
an exposure of a photographic film for a relatively long period, usually a few seconds
a photograph produced by such an exposure
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