Definition of Exposure

1. Noun. Vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain. "They died from exposure"

Generic synonyms: Vulnerability
Specialized synonyms: Wind Exposure, Windage, Solarisation, Solarization
Derivative terms: Expose

2. Noun. The act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience. "She denounced the exposure of children to pornography"
Generic synonyms: Influence
Specialized synonyms: Overexposure, Underexposure
Derivative terms: Expose

3. Noun. The disclosure of something secret. "They feared exposure of their campaign plans"
Generic synonyms: Disclosure, Revealing, Revelation
Specialized synonyms: Expose, Unmasking, Muckraking
Derivative terms: Expose

4. Noun. Aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces. "The studio had a northern exposure"
Generic synonyms: Aspect, Panorama, Prospect, Scene, View, Vista

5. Noun. The state of being vulnerable or exposed. "His exposure to ridicule"
Exact synonyms: Vulnerability
Generic synonyms: Danger
Derivative terms: Expose, Vulnerable, Vulnerable

6. Noun. The intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate. "He used the wrong exposure"
Generic synonyms: Light Unit
Derivative terms: Expose

7. 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.

8. Noun. The act of exposing film to light.
Generic synonyms: Photography, Picture Taking
Specialized synonyms: Overexposure, Underexposure, Time Exposure
Derivative terms: Expose

9. Noun. Presentation to view in an open or public manner. "The exposure of his anger was shocking"
Generic synonyms: Demonstration, Presentation, Presentment
Specialized synonyms: Debunking, Repudiation
Derivative terms: Expose, Expose

10. Noun. Abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open).
Generic synonyms: Abandonment, Desertion, Forsaking
Derivative terms: Expose

Definition of Exposure

1. n. The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or contempt.

Definition of Exposure

1. the act of exposing [n -S]

Medical Definition of Exposure

1. A quantitative measure of x or gamma radiation at a certain place, based on its ability to produce ionisation in air. The former special unit of exposure was the roentgen (R). 1R = 2.58 x 10-4 C/kg. In the international system (SI unit), the special unit is coulomb per kilogram. (Exposure also is frequently used as a synonym for irradiation). (16 Dec 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Exposure

expositional
expositions
expositive
expositor
expositors
expository
exposits
expostulate
expostulated
expostulates
expostulating
expostulation
expostulations
expostulatory
exposure (current term)
exposure (current term)
exposures
exposure dose
exposure keratitis
exposure meter
exposure odds ratio
exposure therapy
expound
expounded
expounder
expounders
expounding
expounds
express
express

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