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ˌover-exˈpose, v.
[over- 27.]
trans. To expose too much; spec. in Photogr. to expose (a sensitized plate) to the light for too long a time, so as to produce a faulty negative. Also absol. So ˈover-exˈposed ppl. a.
1869Eng. Mech. 3 Dec. 281/3 By judicious management of the developer, an over-exposed and under-exposed plate can be made to work equally well. 1890Anthony's Photogr. Bull. III. 287 The best negatives are not those taken the quickest; sooner over expose, than under expose. 1894B. Potter Jrnl. 12 Sept. (1966) 338 Went to Berwick again with papa who had over-exposed on Monday. We got out at Tweedmouth and he photographed from the same side at first and afterwards amongst the boats. 1925B. Beetham in E. F. Norton Fight for Everest, 1924 325 We were all inclined to under-expose in tropical Sikkim and to over-expose in arctic Tibet. 1937Auden & MacNeice Lett. from Iceland iv. 45 In Iceland, even if you are using a meter, there is a tendency to over-expose. a1963S. Plath Ariel (1965), 46, I could draw no breath, Dead and moneyless, Over-exposed, like an X-ray. 1971Radio Times 23 Sept. 62 They hope that by not being over-exposed they'll be able to last longer, keep their standard higher. 1976Gramophone Dec. 978/2 Nobody could say that this much maligned instrument [sc. the saxophone] is over-exposed now that it has faded from the pop scene.
Hence ˈover-exˈposure n.; spec. an excessive number of public appearances by an entertainer, actor, or the like.
1873Routledge's Yng. Gentl. Mag. Sept. 615 My portraits will suffer from over⁓exposure. 1889Atlantic Monthly Nov. 586 Passion cannot possibly hold out. It gets chilled by over-exposure. 1947Radiology XLIX. 364/2 Is the peripheral blood picture as reliable an indicator of over-exposure as radiologists have considered it to be? 1969Guardian 15 July 18/4 The company's general manager said that ‘over-exposure’ of records inhibited sales. 1971Ibid. 6 Feb. 6/6 Future plans? A repeat of the ‘Basil Brush Show’ on the BBC, but careful avoidance of overexposure. 1974Times 1 Feb. 19/6 We are all for exposure [on television], but we are against over-exposure. As anyone knows who handles films and photographs, you get unwanted results from over-exposure. 1974Physics Bull. May 179/1 CO is not cumulative either in man or the environment but although moderate overexposure seems to cause no permanent damage to health, concern has been expressed about possible effects on the foetus following exposure of the pregnant mother. 1978Times 5 Jan. 5/5 Perhaps renaissance is only the flip-side of over exposure. |