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| 1. | [ noun ] (meteorology) vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain | |
| Examples: | "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure" |
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| Related terms: | vulnerability windage solarization expose | |
| 2. | [ noun ] the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience | |
| Examples: | "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography" |
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| Related terms: | influence overexposure underexposure expose | |
| 3. | [ noun ] aspect re light or wind | |
| Examples: | "the studio had a northern exposure" |
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| Related terms: | view | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the disclosure of something secret | |
| Examples: | "they feared exposure of their campaign plans" |
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| Related terms: | disclosure expose muckraking disclose | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (physics,photography) the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate | |
| Examples: | "he used the wrong exposure" |
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| Related terms: | light_unit overexposure underexposure expose | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (photography) a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material | |
| Synonyms: | photograph photo pic | |
| Related terms: | picture snapshot scene frame closeup still longshot headshot hologram daguerreotype cheesecake stereo enlargement blueprint photographic_print photomicrograph telephotograph radiogram mosaic spectrogram microdot wedding_pictures mug_shot telephotograph time_exposure vignette beefcake black_and_white photocopy photograph | |
| 7. | [ noun ] presentation to view in an open or public manner | |
| Examples: | "the exposure of his anger was shocking" |
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| Related terms: | presentation presentation repudiation disclose | |
| 8. | [ noun ] (photography) the act of exposing film to light | |
| Related terms: | photography time_exposure overexposure overexposure underexposure underexposure expose | |
| 9. | [ noun ] the state of being vulnerable or exposed | |
| Synonyms: | vulnerability | |
| Examples: | "exposure to ridicule" or "vulnerability to litigation" |
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| Related terms: | danger queer | |
| 10. | [ noun ] abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open) | |
| Related terms: | abandonment expose | |
| Similar spelling: |
expose ex-spouse exposed exposit expositive |
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