exposure
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noun
Date: 1605
1. the fact or condition of being exposed: as
a. the condition of being presented to view or made known <
a politician seeks a lot of exposure
>
b. the condition of being unprotected especially from severe weather <died of exposure
>
c. the condition of being subject to some effect or influence <risk exposure to the flu
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d. the condition of being at risk of financial loss <minimizes your exposure to market fluctuations
>; also an amount at risk
2. the act or an instance of exposing: as
a. disclosure of something secret <tried to prevent exposure of their past
>
b. the treating of sensitized material (as film) to controlled amounts of radiant energy; also the amount of such energy or length of such treatment <a 3-second exposure
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3.
a. the manner of being exposed
b. the position (as of a house) with respect to weather influences or compass points <a room with a southern exposure
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4. a piece or section of sensitized material (as film) on which an exposure is or can be made <36 exposures per roll
>
New Collegiate Dictionary.
2001.
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