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 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>

2

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