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Exposure
//ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)// noun
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected. uncountable
"Limit your exposure to harsh chemicals."
- 2 the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience wordnet
- 3 Lack of protection from weather or the elements. uncountable
"As all of you know, a great tragedy occurred yesterday. Arthur Harcourt died of exposure sometimes in the morning in the woods off Mount Tom Road."
- 4 abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open) wordnet
- 5 The act of exposing something, such as a scandal. countable, uncountable
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- 6 presentation to view in an open or public manner wordnet
- 7 The degree to which an individual, their content, or their brand is seen by the target market or the general public; internet fame. countable, uncountable
- 8 the act of exposing film to light wordnet
- 9 The act or condition of being at risk of financial losses. countable, uncountable
- 10 a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format wordnet
- 11 That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view. countable, uncountable
"They rented a cabin with a beautiful southern exposure."
- 12 vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain wordnet
- 13 An instance of taking a photograph. countable, uncountable
- 14 aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces wordnet
- 15 The piece of film exposed to light. countable, uncountable
- 16 the disclosure of something secret wordnet
- 17 Details of the time and f-number used. countable, uncountable
- 18 the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate wordnet
- 19 The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site. countable, uncountable
- 20 the state of being vulnerable or exposed wordnet
Etymology
From expose + -ure.
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