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semideveloped

7.4

Photo film or paper only partly finished so pictures look faint

adjective
/ˌsɛmɪdɪˈvɛləpt/

Specialized

: semiprocesado

If the paper is only semideveloped, the picture will appear faint and incomplete.

Examples

The technician realized the semideveloped film would not produce clear images.
The photo turned out semideveloped and unclear.
She found a box of semideveloped photographs in her grandfather's attic.
Some semideveloped films can produce interesting effects.
The technician realized the semideveloped film would not produce clear images.
If the paper is only semideveloped, the picture will appear faint and incomplete.
She found a box of semideveloped photographs in her grandfather's attic.

Synonyms

semi-processed

vssemideveloped

4.9

Partly prepared and not yet ready to use

is used mainly for photographic film or paper not general materials

semifinished

vssemideveloped

4.4

Partly made and needing more work before it can be used or sold

is used mainly for photographic film or paper during development

Antonyms

fully fledged

1 4.4

Having full official status and rights in a job or role

completed

1.0

Finished and not needing any more work

How Developed

developed

2.3

semideveloped

Specialized

7.4

unprocessed

5 3.4

Surface Forms

semideveloped positive

Morphology

semideveloped = developed (transparent) = semi + develop + ed

The photographic sense is still a straightforward partial-development reading of 'semi-' plus 'developed'.

Etymology

The word semideveloped combines the prefix semi- meaning 'half' and develop meaning 'to make a photo appear'. So semideveloped film or paper is 'half-processed' and will give a faint or incomplete image.