the act of exposing or the condition of being exposed the position or outlook of a house, building, etc; aspect: the bedroom has a southern exposure lack of shelter from the weather, esp the cold a surface that is exposed the act of exposing a photographic film or plate to light, X-rays, etc an area on a film or plate that has been exposed to light, etc the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate multiplied by the time for which it is exposed a combination of lens aperture and shutter speed used in taking a photograph appearance or presentation before the public, as in a theatre, on television, or in films - See indecent exposure
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ex•po•sure /ɪkˈspoʊʒɚ/USA pronunciation
n.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- the act of exposing or the state of being exposed:[uncountable]exposure to the effects of radiation.
- an act or instance of revealing or unmasking something previously hidden: [uncountable]exposure of graft and corruption.[countable]an exposure of the crime bosses in the city.
- Photography
- Photography[uncountable] the act of subjecting a photosensitive surface to light.
- [countable] a photographic image that is produced:A few of the exposures were blurred.
ex•po•sure
(ik spō′zhər),USA pronunciation n.
- the act of exposing.
- the fact or state of being exposed.
- disclosure, as of something private or secret:the exposure of their invasion plans.
- an act or instance of revealing or unmasking, as an impostor, crime, or fraud:the exposure of graft and corruption.
- presentation to view, esp. in an open or public manner:His exposure of his anger shocked the company.
- a laying open or subjecting to the action or influence of something:exposure to the measles; The exposure of his theories to ridicule destroyed his self-confidence.
- the condition of being exposed without protection to the effects of harsh weather, esp. the cold:to suffer from exposure.
- Photography
- Photographythe act of presenting a photosensitive surface to rays of light.
- Photographythe total amount of light received by a photosensitive surface or an area of such a surface, expressed as the product of the degree of illumination and the period of illumination.
- Photographythe image resulting from the effects of light rays on a photosensitive surface.
- situation with regard to sunlight or wind;
aspect:a southern exposure. - a putting out or deserting, esp. of a child, without shelter or protection;
abandonment. - something exposed, as to view;
an exposed surface:exposures of rock. - public appearance, esp. on the mass media.
- Banking, Businessa prominent, often overextended position or commitment, as in investment, that is considered precarious and risky:The bank was nervous about its exposure in Iran.
- expose + -ure 1595–1605
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . divulgement, revelation, exposé.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . display.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . concealment.
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