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exposure

  • /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/ UK
  • /ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/ Canada, US
  • /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒɚ/ California, Southern US
  • /ɪkˈspəʉ.ʒə(ɹ)/ Australia
  • /ɪkˈspɐʉ.ʒə(ɹ)/ Australia
  • /ɘkˈspɐʉ.ʒɘ(ɹ)/ New Zealand

noun exposures

  1. uncountable The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected. 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.
  3. countable, uncountable The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.
  4. countable, 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: vulnerability, photo, photograph, exposed, susceptibility, exposé, conspicuity, revelation, concentration, cliché, cliche, disclosure, dwell, sensitivity, visibility, stay

Translations

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noun the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected

Españolexposición
한국어노출 nochul
日本語露出 roshutsu
Portuguêsexposição
Françaisexposition
DeutschKontakt, Einwirkung
Italianoesposizione
Românăexpunere, prezentare
Русскийподверга́ние podvergánije

noun lack of protection

DeutschEinwirkung, Witterung
Italianoassideramento
Românădezgolire
Русскийнезащищённость nezaščiščónnostʹ, подве́рженность podvéržennostʹ, подверга́ние podvergánije, уязви́мость ujazvímostʹ

noun the act of exposing something

Españolexposición

noun that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view

中文暴露 bàolù
DeutschLage
Românăpoziție, înfățișare
Русскийместоположе́ние mestopoložénije

noun taking a photograph

한국어노출 nochul
日本語露出 roshutsu
中文相片
Portuguêsexposição
DeutschBelichtung
Italianoesposizione, posa
Românăexpunere
Русскийвы́держка výderžka

noun film exposed

中文曝光 bàoguāng
Françaisexposition
DeutschBelichtung
Русскийэкспони́рование eksponírovanije, экспози́ция ekspozícija, вы́держка výderžka

noun time & f-number

Portuguêsexposição
DeutschBelichtung
Русскийвы́держка výderžka, экспози́ция ekspozícija

noun gardening: the amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site

Françaisexposition
DeutschLage
Italianosmascheramento

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@misc{exposure_2026,
  title = {exposure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/exposure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}