Meaning of exposure in English

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Noun
exposure
Etymology
early 17th century: from expose, on the pattern of words such as enclosure
Definitions
1. vulnerability to the elements
Examples
- « to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain »
- « exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure; »
Derived terms
- expose
2. the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
Examples
- « she denounced the exposure of children to pornography »
Derived terms
- expose
3. the disclosure of something secret
Examples
- « they feared exposure of their campaign plans »
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4. aspect re light or wind
Examples
- « the studio had a northern exposure »
5. the state of being vulnerable or exposed
Examples
- « his vulnerability to litigation »
- « his exposure to ridicule »
Derived terms
6. the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate
Examples
- « he used the wrong exposure »
Derived terms
- expose
7. a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide
Examples
- « recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material »
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8. the act of exposing film to light
Derived terms
- expose
9. presentation to view in an open or public manner
Examples
- « the exposure of his anger was shocking »
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10. abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)
Derived terms
- expose

Famous quotes

« I think any branding for me is band-related. It's really weird to get used to the exposure, because I am a naturally introverted person, and I'm not exactly social. Occasionally I can get comfortable enough to talk, but I spend a lot of my days not talking, especially when I'm at home and not on tour. »
Nate Ruess
« Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing. »
Helen Keller
« The people I want are very famous and very rich, and all I can offer them is a bit of exposure on TV and a bit of cash, so it's a miracle we get any guests at all. But we have been very lucky. »
Graham Norton
« My mom played the recorder. But not having electricity, we had minimal exposure to music. As I got a little older, we had Walkmans and things that were battery-powered, but it would have been nice to be growing up in the iPod era. A tape only has six songs on a side. »
Bode Miller
« I wanted my children to have the same exposure to the water I had. My strongest memories of Northeast Harbor are going in a small Whaler with my dad, looking for osprey. »
Parker Stevenson