double exposure

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dou′ble expo′sure, [Photog.]

1. Photography the act of exposing the same film, frame, plate, etc., twice.
2. Photography the picture resulting from such exposure.

• 1890–95

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double exposure noun

1. the act or process of recording two superimposed images on a photographic medium, usually done intentionally to produce a special effect
2. the photograph resulting from such an act