Dictionary

exposure en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒɚ/ (California, Southern-US)
• /ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/ (Canada, General-American)
• /ɪkˈspəʉ.ʒə(ɹ)/ (Australia)
• /ɘkˈspɐʉ.ʒɘ(ɹ)/ (New-Zealand)
• /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (California, Southern) audio
• /ɪkˈspɐʉ.ʒə(ɹ)/ (Australia)

Etymology

From expos(e) + -ure.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
   • Get as much exposure to a new language as you can.
   • The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll. 2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55:
   • Limit your exposure to harsh chemicals.
2. (uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
   • As all of you know, a great tragedy occurred yesterday. Arthur Harcourt died of exposure sometimes in the morning in the woods off Mount Tom Road. 1993, Paul Chadwick, The Ugly Boy, Dark Horse Books:
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.
4. (countable, qualifier:social media, uncountable) The degree to which an individual, their content, or their brand is seen by the target market or the general public; internet fame.
5. (countable, uncountable) The act or condition of being at risk of financial losses.
6. (countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
   • They rented a cabin with a beautiful southern exposure.
7. (countable, uncountable) An instance of taking a photograph.
8. (countable, uncountable) The piece of film exposed to light.
9. (countable, uncountable) Details of the time and f-number used.
10. (countable, uncountable) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.

Forms

Deriveds

multiple exposure · cryoexposure · time-exposure · overexposure · autoexposure · indecent exposure · photoexposure · exposure meter · multiexposure · chemoexposure · antiexposure · multiple-exposure · formation exposure time · exposure bucks · inexposure · double-exposure · reexposure · preexposure · post-exposure prophylaxis · coexposure · mere exposure effect · postexposure · exposure time · nonexposure · exposure suit · exposure therapy · underexposure · any exposure is good exposure · pre-exposure prophylaxis · time exposure · hyperexposure · double exposure · exposure treatment

Translations (114)

ga nochtadh (taking a photograph) · bg излага́не (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · hu felfedés (the act of exposing something) · it esposizione (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · da eksponering (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · cmn 暴露 (that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view) · ja 露出 (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · fi suojan puute (lack of protection) · hu kirakás (the act of exposing something) · es exposición (the act of exposing something) · la expositiō (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · it smascheramento (gardening: the amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site) · hu érintkezés (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · de Belichtung (film exposed) · ro prezentare (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · it esposizione (taking a photograph) · id penyinaran (time & f-number) · ru вы́держка (taking a photograph) · cs expozice (taking a photograph) · ko 로출 (taking a photograph) · ru незащищённость (lack of protection) · ru вы́держка (film exposed) · bg изложе́ние (that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view) · uk експози́ція (film exposed) · ru экспози́ция (time & f-number) · ro expunere (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · hu expozíció (time & f-number) · de Witterung (lack of protection) · ru вы́держка (time & f-number) · ms pendedahan (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · hu megvilágítás (time & f-number) · ga nochtadh (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · bg експози́ция (film exposed) · bg експози́ция (taking a photograph) · hu leleplezés (the act of exposing something) · de Lage (gardening: the amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site) · cmn 曝光 (film exposed) · hu kitettség (lack of protection) · hu felvétel (film exposed) · de Belichtung (taking a photograph) · id pemajanan (the act of exposing something) · eo ekspono (film exposed) · hu kitevés (the act of exposing something) · pt exposição (time & f-number) · nn eksponering (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · ro dezgolire (lack of protection) · ota كشف (the act of exposing something) · nl blootstelling aan de elementen (lack of protection) · eo ekspono (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · id paparan (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · nl contact (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · id pajanan (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · nb eksponering (taking a photograph) · de Kontakt (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · id penyinaran (film exposed) · nl blootstelling (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · hu kiállítás (the act of exposing something) · ro poziție (that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view) · nb eksponering (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · ka ზეგავლენა (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · pt exposição (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · ru экспози́ция (film exposed) · ms pendedahan (film exposed) · fi valokuvaus (taking a photograph) · ru экспони́рование (film exposed) · ro expunere (taking a photograph) · hu képkocka (film exposed) · fi altistus (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · de Belichtung (time & f-number) · fr exposition (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · ka მოწყვლადობა (lack of protection) · tr maruziyet (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · hu fekvés (that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view) · hu kép (film exposed) · cs vystavení (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · hu exponálás (taking a photograph) · ko 노출 (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · nl belichting (time & f-number) · ka ზემოქმედება (lack of protection) · mi huranga (the act of exposing something) · nl belichting (taking a photograph) · ota افشا (the act of exposing something) · de Einwirkung (lack of protection) · de Einwirkung (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · it posa (taking a photograph) · de Lage (that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view) · hu feltárás (the act of exposing something) · es exposición (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · ru подве́рженность (lack of protection) · fi valotus (time & f-number) · hu expozíció (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · sv exponering (taking a photograph) · pt exposição (taking a photograph) · it assideramento (lack of protection) · ru уязви́мость (lack of protection) · ro înfățișare (that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view) · fi otos (film exposed) · nn eksponering (taking a photograph) · nl ligging (gardening: the amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site) · fr exposition (film exposed) · fr exposition (gardening: the amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site) · sv exponering (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · fi altistuminen (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · ru подверга́ние (lack of protection) · ko 노출 (taking a photograph) · nl ligging (that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view) · cmn 相片 (taking a photograph) · ru местоположе́ние (that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view) · ja 露出 (taking a photograph) · ka ზემოქმედება (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · da eksponering (taking a photograph) · ru подверга́ние (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected) · mi huranga (time & f-number) · ko 로출 (the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected)