Associations to the word «Exposure»

Wiktionary

EXPOSURE, noun. ​(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
EXPOSURE, noun. (countable) (uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
EXPOSURE, noun. (uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
EXPOSURE, noun. ​(photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
EXPOSURE, noun. (photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
EXPOSURE, noun. (photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
EXPOSURE, noun. (gardening) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.
EXPOSURE METER, noun. (photography) An instrument that measures the intensity of the light reflected from or falling on a subject, and calculates the optimum exposure depending on the film speed.
EXPOSURE METERS, noun. Plural of exposure meter
EXPOSURE TREATMENT, noun. The process of destimulation via gradual exposure to the stimulus. Over time, the reaction will become neutral.

Dictionary definition

EXPOSURE, noun. Vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure";.
EXPOSURE, noun. The act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography".
EXPOSURE, noun. The disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans".
EXPOSURE, noun. Aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces; "the studio had a northern exposure".
EXPOSURE, noun. The state of being vulnerable or exposed; "his vulnerability to litigation"; "his exposure to ridicule".
EXPOSURE, noun. The intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure".
EXPOSURE, noun. A representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material.
EXPOSURE, noun. The act of exposing film to light.
EXPOSURE, noun. Presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the exposure of his anger was shocking".
EXPOSURE, noun. Abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open).

Wise words

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