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exposure

/ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/noun3 syllables

Exposure means: a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format.

Synonyms for exposure5

noun, as in a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format

photograph, photo, picture, pic

noun, as in the state of being vulnerable or exposed

vulnerability

What does exposure mean?10

noun

1

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

2

the state of being vulnerable or exposed“his vulnerability to litigation”

3

vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain“exposure to the weather”

4

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

5

the disclosure of something secret“they feared exposure of their campaign plans”

6

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

7

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

8

the act of exposing film to light

9

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

10

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with exposure?5

two syllables

closure

three syllables

disclosureenclosureforeclosurecomposure
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Exposure in a sentence

  • I caught cold from exposure to the night fog.CM
  • Gabriel died from prolonged exposure to the sun.Amastan
  • I would prefer a room with a southern exposure.sharptoothed
  • I wonder whether constant exposure to commercials can lead to attention deficit disorder.AlanF_US
  • The flasher was arrested for indecent exposure and sexual harassment.npvojtik
  • The windchill factor makes your exposure on the mountain very dangerous.Eccles17
  • Farmers in the region planted vineyards on the adret slopes to maximize sun exposure.Amastan
  • People who develop freckles should avoid direct exposure to sunlight.Hybrid

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of exposure

as a noun

plural
exposures