exposure
Other forms: exposures
If you place someone or something in an environment that causes them to experience something, you can call this exposure. Exposure to sun and rain will cause wood to turn gray. In school, you will be given exposure to the basic principles of math, science and language.
The exposure of film to light results in a photograph. Sometimes, exposure is used without explicitly saying what something or someone was exposed to. It is simply implied. When a celebrity is given lots of exposure, it is well-known that the media is involved. If you die of exposure, it's understood that the harsh elements of the weather was meant. And if your house has a southern exposure, you know that this is the side where the sun shines.
Definitions of exposure
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the state of being vulnerable or exposed“his exposure to ridicule”
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synonyms:
vulnerability
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type of:
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danger
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
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danger
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vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain“" exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure”
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types:
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wind exposure, windage
exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)
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solarisation, solarization
exposure to the rays of the sun
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type of:
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vulnerability
susceptibility to injury or attack
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wind exposure, windage
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abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)
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type of:
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abandonment, desertion, forsaking
the act of giving something up
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abandonment, desertion, forsaking
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the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
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types:
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overexposure
the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience
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underexposure
inadequate publicity
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type of:
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influence
causing something without any direct or apparent effort
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overexposure
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presentation to view in an open or public manner“the exposure of his anger was shocking”
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types:
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debunking, repudiation
the exposure of falseness or pretensions
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type of:
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demonstration, presentation, presentment
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
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debunking, repudiation
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the disclosure of something secret“they feared exposure of their campaign plans”
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types:
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expose, unmasking
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
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muckraking
the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)
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type of:
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disclosure, revealing, revelation
the act of making something evident
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expose, unmasking
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the act of exposing film to light
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types:
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overexposure
the act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time
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underexposure
the act of exposing film to too little light or for too short a time
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time exposure
exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second)
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type of:
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photography, picture taking
the act of taking and printing photographs
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overexposure
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the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate“he used the wrong exposure”
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type of:
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light unit
a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation
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light unit
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a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
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synonyms:
photo, photograph, pic, picture
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types:
- show 40 types...
- hide 40 types...
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beefcake
a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire
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black and white, monochrome
a black-and-white photograph or slide
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blueprint
photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc.
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cheesecake
a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire
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closeup
a photograph or video taken at close range
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daguerreotype
a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor
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blowup, enlargement, magnification
a photographic print that has been enlarged
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frame
a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
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glossy
a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper
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headshot
a photograph of a person's head
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hologram, holograph
the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography
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longshot
a photograph taken from a distance
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microdot
photograph reduced to the size of a dot (usually for purposes of security)
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arial mosaic, mosaic, photomosaic
arrangement of aerial photographs forming a composite picture
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mug shot, mugshot
a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records)
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photocopy
a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work
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photographic print, print
a printed picture produced from a photographic negative
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photomicrograph
a photograph taken with the help of a microscope
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radiogram, radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagram, skiagraph
a photographic image produced on a radiosensitive surface by radiation other than visible light (especially by X-rays or gamma rays)
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shot, snap, snapshot
an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera
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spectrogram, spectrograph
a photographic record of a spectrum
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stereo, stereoscopic photograph, stereoscopic picture
two photographs taken from slightly different angles that appear three-dimensional when viewed together
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still
a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
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telephoto, telephotograph
a photograph made with a telephoto lens
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telephotograph
a photograph transmitted and reproduced over a distance
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time exposure
a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time
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vignette
a photograph whose edges shade off gradually
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wedding picture
photographs of bride and groom and their friends taken at their wedding
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scene, shot
a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film
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selfie
a photograph that you take of yourself, typically with a digital camera
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anaglyph
moving or still pictures in contrasting colors that appear three-dimensional when superimposed
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autoradiograph
a radiogram produced by radiation emitted by the specimen being photographed
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cutout
a photograph from which the background has been cut away
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photostat
a photocopy made on a Photostat machine
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proof
a trial photographic print from a negative
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radiophoto, radiophotograph
a photograph transmitted by radio waves
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X ray, X-ray, X-ray photograph, X-ray picture, roentgenogram, x-ray
a radiogram made by exposing photographic film to X rays; used in medical diagnosis
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visible speech
spectrogram of speech; speech displayed spectrographically
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outtake
a scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film
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vignette
a short evocative scene, as in a film or play
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type of:
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representation
a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something
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aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces
Pronunciation
US
/ɛkˈspoʊʒər/
UK
/ɛkˈspəʊʒə/
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Death Mountain
On a hike in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, thirteen-year-old Erin Rowe makes a new friend when they both get lost and must rely on each other to survive.
Wild River
Middle schooler Daniel and his campmates battle for survival on the Crazy River in Montana.
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