"double exposure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: double exposures [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} double exposure (plural double exposures)
  1. (photography) A photograph produced by exposing film or some other photosensitive surface to focused light twice, usually by opening and closing a camera shutter two times, thereby generating a picture consisting of two superimposed images. Categories (topical): Photography Synonyms: double-exposure Related terms: multiple exposure, time exposure
    Sense id: en-double_exposure-en-noun-v3lRBf2h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 71 29 Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography
  2. (photography) The process of producing such a photograph. Categories (topical): Photography Translations (process): kaksoisvalotus (Finnish), dubbelexponering [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-double_exposure-en-noun-0Pw1~8mP Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography Disambiguation of 'process': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (photograph): kaksoisvalotuskuva (Finnish), surimpression [feminine] (French)
Disambiguation of 'photograph': 52 48

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