solarization

uncountable

A noun referring to the process of exposing something to the rays of the sun, often used in contexts such as photography, agriculture, or materials science.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее процесс воздействия на что-либо солнечными лучами, часто используемое в таких контекстах, как фотография, сельское хозяйство или материаловедение.

1. Exposure to sunlight C1 formal

   The process of exposing something to the rays of the sun, often for sterilization, bleaching, or drying.

   • Solarization of the soil helps kill harmful pathogens.
   • The fabric's color faded due to prolonged solarization.
   • Farmers use solarization to prepare fields for planting.

   🇷🇺Воздействие солнечным светом

   Synonyms: insolation

2. Photographic effect C2 formal

   A photographic technique where the image is partially reversed in tone due to extreme overexposure to light.

   • The artist used solarization to create a surreal effect in the portrait.
   • Solarization in photography was popularized by Man Ray.
   • The darkroom process of solarization requires precise timing.

   🇷🇺Соляризация

• solarizations plural form
• solarizations' possessive plural form
• solarization's possessive singular form