Word Study
solarize
CIDE DICTIONARY
solarize, v. t.
To injure by too long exposure to the light of the sun in the camera; to burn. [1913 Webster]
solarize, v. i.
To become injured by undue or too long exposure to the sun's rays in the camera; -- an older term now replaced by overexpose . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
solarize, v.intr. & tr. (also -ise) Photog. undergo or cause to undergo change in the relative darkness of parts of an image by long exposure.
Derivative
solarization n.
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