Solarize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Solarize \So"lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solarized}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Solarizing}.] (Photog.)
     To injure by too long exposure to the light of the sun in the
     camera; to burn.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Solarize \So"lar*ize\, v. i. (Photog.)
     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 +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  solarize
       v 1: reverse some of the tones of (a negative or print) and
            introduce pronounced outlines of highlights, by exposing
            it briefly to light, then washing and redeveloping it
            [syn: {solarise}]
       2: become overepxosed; "The film solarized" [syn: {solarise}]
       3: overexpose to sunlight; "be careful not to solarize the
          photographic film" [syn: {solarise}]
       4: expose to the rays of the sun or affect by exposure to the
          sun; "insolated paper may turn yellow and crumble"; "These
          herbs suffer when sunned" [syn: {sun}, {insolate}, {solarise}]