exposure
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exposures
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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.
...the potential exposure of people to nuclear waste.
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...
At least two people died of exposure in Chicago overnight.
3)
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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...
Their sporting reputation has suffered enormously from Johnson's exposure.
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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.
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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]
A tripod also lets you shoot long exposures at night.
...an exposure of 1/18sec at f/11...
Against a deep blue sky or dark storm-clouds, you may need to reduce the exposure.
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Exposure — Ex*po sure (?;135), n. [From {Expose}.] 1. The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or contempt. [1913 Webster] The exposure of Fuller . . . put… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
exposure — c.1600, public exhibition, from EXPOSE (Cf. expose) (v.) + URE (Cf. ure). Sense of situation with regard to sun or weather is from 1660s. Photographic sense is from 1839. Indecent exposure attested by 1825 … Etymology dictionary
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exposure — irradiation (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
exposure — exposure. См. облучение. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
exposure — exposé, *exposition Antonyms: cover: covering Contrasted words: *shelter, refuge, asylum, retreat … New Dictionary of Synonyms
exposure — [n] uncovering; putting in view or danger acknowledgment, airing, baring, betrayal, confession, defenselessness, denudation, denunciation, disclosure, display, divulgence, divulging, exhibition, exposé, giveaway, hazard, introduction, jeopardy,… … New thesaurus
exposure — ► NOUN 1) the state of being exposed to something harmful. 2) a physical condition resulting from being exposed to severe weather conditions. 3) the action of exposing a photographic film. 4) the quantity of light reaching a photographic film, as … English terms dictionary
exposure — The vulnerability that is attached with an investment. There are different types of exposures that an investment may have, such as, currency exposure or economic exposure. For example, currency exposure is the proportion of your share portfolio… … Financial and business terms
