exposure
♦ ex|po|sure /ɪksp'oʊʒər/ (exposures)
1 [N-UNCOUNT] usu N to n
Exposure to something dangerous means being in a situation where it might affect you.
Exposure to lead is known to damage the brains of young children.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Exposure is the harmful effect on your body caused by very cold weather.
He was suffering from exposure and shock but his condition was said to be stable...
3 [N-UNCOUNT] usu with poss
The exposure of a well-known person is the revealing of the fact that they are bad or immoral in some way.
...the exposure of Anthony Blunt as a former Soviet spy...
4 [N-UNCOUNT]
Exposure is publicity that a person, company, or product receives.
All the candidates have been getting an enormous amount of exposure on television and in the press.
= publicity
5 [N-COUNT]
In photography, an exposure is a single photograph. (TECHNICAL)
Larger drawings tend to require two or three exposures to cover them.
6 [N-VAR]
In photography, the exposure is the amount of light that is allowed to enter a camera when taking a photograph. (TECHNICAL)
Against a deep blue sky or dark storm-clouds, you may need to reduce the exposure.in|de|cent ex|po|sure
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Indecent exposure is a criminal offence that is committed when someone exposes their genitals in public.
1 [N-UNCOUNT] usu N to n
Exposure to something dangerous means being in a situation where it might affect you.
Exposure to lead is known to damage the brains of young children.
2 [N-UNCOUNT]
Exposure is the harmful effect on your body caused by very cold weather.
He was suffering from exposure and shock but his condition was said to be stable...
3 [N-UNCOUNT] usu with poss
The exposure of a well-known person is the revealing of the fact that they are bad or immoral in some way.
...the exposure of Anthony Blunt as a former Soviet spy...
4 [N-UNCOUNT]
Exposure is publicity that a person, company, or product receives.
All the candidates have been getting an enormous amount of exposure on television and in the press.
= publicity
5 [N-COUNT]
In photography, an exposure is a single photograph. (TECHNICAL)
Larger drawings tend to require two or three exposures to cover them.
6 [N-VAR]
In photography, the exposure is the amount of light that is allowed to enter a camera when taking a photograph. (TECHNICAL)
Against a deep blue sky or dark storm-clouds, you may need to reduce the exposure.in|de|cent ex|po|sure
[N-UNCOUNT]
Indecent exposure is a criminal offence that is committed when someone exposes their genitals in public.