exposure in English dictionary

  • exposure

    Meanings and definitions of "exposure"

    • (uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
    • (countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
    • (uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
    • (photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
    • (photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
    • (photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
    • (horticulture) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.
    • noun
      ( uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
    • noun
      (countable, uncountable)
      That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
    • noun
      ( photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
    • noun
      (photography)
      The piece of film exposed to light.
    • noun
      (photography)
      Details of the time and f-number used.
    • noun
      (horticulture)
      The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.
    • condition
    • part exposed
    • lack of protection
    • taking a photograph
    • film exposed
    • time & f-number
    • gardening
    • The time for which a material is illuminated or irradiated.
    • The amount of light emitted onto a film or image sensor.
    • an “expose” (in a magazine)
    • (photographic) exposure
    • gouging (out)
    • noun
      abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open)
    • noun
      aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces; "the studio had a northern exposure"
    • noun
      a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital format
    • noun
      presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the exposure of his anger was shocking"
    • noun
      the act of exposing film to light
    • noun
      the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"
    • noun
      the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"
    • noun
      the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure"
    • noun
      the state of being vulnerable or exposed; "his vulnerability to litigation"; "his exposure to ridicule"
    • noun
      vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather"; "they died from exposure"

    Synonyms of "exposure" in English dictionary

    picture taking, forsaking, revealing are the top synonyms of "exposure" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of exposure

    • exposure ( countable and uncountable;  plural  exposures)
    • exposure (countable and uncountable, plural exposures)
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