exposure

noun ex·po·sure \ik-ˈspō-zhər\

: the fact or condition of being affected by something or experiencing something : the condition of being exposed to something

: the act of revealing secrets about someone or something

: public attention and notice

Full Definition of EXPOSURE

: the fact or condition of being exposed: as

a : the condition of being presented to view or made known <a politician seeks a lot of exposure>

b : the condition of being unprotected especially from severe weather <died of exposure>

c : the condition of being subject to some effect or influence <risk exposure to the flu>

d : the condition of being at risk of financial loss <minimizes your exposure to market fluctuations>; also : an amount at risk

: the act or an instance of exposing: as

a : disclosure of something secret <tried to prevent exposure of their past>

b : the treating of sensitized material (as film) to controlled amounts of radiant energy; also : the amount of such energy or length of such treatment <a 3-second exposure>

a : the manner of being exposed

b : the position (as of a house) with respect to weather influences or compass points <a room with a southern exposure>

: a piece or section of sensitized material (as film) on which an exposure is or can be made <36 exposures per roll>

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First Known Use of EXPOSURE

1605

Related to EXPOSURE

Synonyms: liability, openness, vulnerability

Other Pictures (on film) Terms

daguerreotype, emulsion, fill, sepia, still, stop

Rhymes with EXPOSURE

composure, disclosure, disposure, enclosure, foreclosure, red osier

EXPOSURE Defined for Kids

exposure

noun ex·po·sure \ik-ˈspō-zhər\

Definition of EXPOSURE for Kids

: the fact or condition of being subject to some effect or influence <exposure to germs> <exposure to great art>

: the condition that results from being unprotected especially from severe weather (as extreme cold) <The child suffered from exposure.>

: an act of making something public <They were stopped by the exposure of the plot.>

: the act of letting light strike a photographic film or the time during which light strikes a film

: a section of a roll of film for one picture

: position with respect to direction <The room has a southern exposure.>

Medical Dictionary

exposure

noun ex·po·sure \ik-ˈspō-zhər\

Medical Definition of EXPOSURE

: the fact or condition of being exposed: as a : the condition of being unprotected especially from severe weather <the hiker died of exposure after becoming lost in the snowstorm> b : the condition of being subject to some detrimental effect or harmful condition <repeated exposure to bronchial irritants> <risk exposure to the flu> <benign skin discolorations caused by sun exposure—Katie Tyndall>

: the act or an instance of exposing—see indecent exposure