Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underexposure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-ex-po-sure
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being underexposed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An insufficient, or less than usual, exposure.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English exposure English underexposure From under- + exposure.

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Questions

What does underexposure mean?
The condition of being underexposed.
Where does underexposure come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *h₂én Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *-dʰi ? Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English exposure English underexposure From under- + exposure.

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