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    ex·po·sure
    [ikˈspōZHər, ekˈspōZHər]
    noun
    exposure (noun) · exposures (plural noun)
    1. the state of being exposed to contact with something:
      "the dangers posed by exposure to asbestos"
      Opposite:
      protection from
      • a physical condition resulting from being outside in severe weather conditions without adequate protection:
        "he died of exposure at 8,000 feet"
      • experience of something:
        "his exposure to the banking system"
        Similar:
        experience of
        contact with
        familiarity with
        conversance/conversancy with
        acquaintance with
        awareness of
        insight into
      • the action of placing oneself at risk of financial losses, e.g., through making loans, granting credit, or underwriting insurance:
        "New Delhi increased its exposure to hard loans" · "an $8-million loan exposure to the real estate industry"
    2. the revelation of an identity or fact, especially one that is concealed or likely to arouse disapproval:
      "she took her life for fear of exposure as a spy"
    3. the action of exposing a photographic film to light or other radiation:
      "a camera that would give a picture immediately after exposure" · "trial exposures made with a UV filter"
      • the quantity of light or other radiation reaching a photographic film, as determined by shutter speed and lens aperture:
        "an exposure of 0.5 seconds at f/5.6"
    4. the direction in which a building faces; an outlook:
      "the exposure is perfect—a gentle slope to the southwest"
    Origin
    early 17th century: from expose, on the pattern of words such as enclosure.
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