exposure

ex·po·sure

noun \ik-ˈspō-zhər\

Definition of EXPOSURE

1

: 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

2

: 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>

3

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>

4

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

Examples of EXPOSURE

1. children's exposure to violence on television
2. He risks exposure to ridicule by saying such things in public.
3. The candidates are competing for television exposure.

First Known Use of EXPOSURE

1605

Related to EXPOSURE

Synonyms: liability, openness, vulnerability

Related Words: predisposition, susceptibility; defenselessness, helplessness, weakness; danger, jeopardy, peril, risk

Near Antonyms: protection, safeguarding, sheltering, shielding

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Other Pictures (on film) Terms

daguerreotype, emulsion, fill, sepia, still, stop

Rhymes with EXPOSURE

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