exposure time

noun

The total amount of time for which the film of a traditional camera or a sensor of a digital camera is exposed to the light so as to record a photograph.

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Meanings

nounexposure time (countable and uncountable, plural exposure times)

plural exposure times

  1. countableuncountableartsThe total amount of time for which the film of a traditional camera or a sensor of a digital camera is exposed to the light so as to record a photograph.
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APA

exposure time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exposure%20time

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“exposure time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exposure%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exposure time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exposure%20time.

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