time exposure

noun

: exposure of a photographic film for a definite time usually of more than one half second
also : a photograph taken by such exposure

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This keeps the funds’ time exposure roughly constant. Jesse Pound, CNBC, 31 July 2024 The long time exposure of this image makes the laser obvious, as well as the incredible vista of the Milky Way streaming overhead. Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 7 Sep. 2010

Word History

First Known Use

1870, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of time exposure was in 1870

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“Time exposure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/time%20exposure. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.

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time exposure

noun
: a photograph taken by the exposure of film for a definite time usually of more than one half second
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