EXPOSURE

exposure

(noun) the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; “she denounced the exposure of children to pornography”

exposure

(noun) abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open)

exposure

(noun) presentation to view in an open or public manner; “the exposure of his anger was shocking”

exposure

(noun) the act of exposing film to light

photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic

(noun) a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

exposure

(noun) vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; “exposure to the weather”; “they died from exposure”

exposure

(noun) aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces; “the studio had a northern exposure”

exposure

(noun) the disclosure of something secret; “they feared exposure of their campaign plans”

exposure

(noun) the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; “he used the wrong exposure”

vulnerability, exposure

(noun) the state of being vulnerable or exposed; “his vulnerability to litigation”; “his exposure to ridicule”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

exposure (countable and uncountable, plural exposures)

(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.

(uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.

The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.

(countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.

(photography) An instance of taking a photograph.

(photography) The piece of film exposed to light.

(photography) Details of the time and f-number used.

(gardening) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.

Source: Wiktionary

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Ex*po"sure (;135), n. Etym: [From Expose.]

1. The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or contempt. The exposure of Fuller . . . put an end to the practices of that vile tribe. Macaulay.

2. The state of being exposed or laid open or bare; openness to danger; accessibility to anything that may affect, especially detrimentally; as, exposure to observation, to cold to inconvenience. When we have our naked frailties hid, That suffer in exposure. Shak.

3. Position as to points of compass, or to influences of climate, etc. "Under a southern exposure. Evelyn. The best exposure of the two for woodcocks. Sir. W. Scott.

4. (Photog.)

Definition: The exposing of a sensitized plate to the action of light.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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