Eberhard effect

noun

Eber·​hard effect

ˈebərˌhärd-,

ˈābərˌhärt-

: an effect observed in developed photographic images in which the density of small equally exposed areas varies with their size compare adjacency effect

Word History

Etymology

after Gustav Eberhard †1940 German astronomer

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