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   exposure

   /ɪkˈspəʊʒə/

   noun

   • 1. the state of having no protection from something harmful: "the dangers posed by exposure to asbestos" Similar subjectionsubmissionvulnerabilitylaying openOpposite protection from
   • ▪ a physical condition resulting from being outside in severe weather without adequate protection: "they were suffering from exposure" Similar frostbitecoldhypothermia
   • ▪ experience of something: "his exposure to the banking system" Similar introductionpresentationexperience ofcontact withfamiliarity withconversance/conversancy withacquaintance withawareness ofinsight into
   • ▪ the action of placing oneself at risk of financial losses, e.g. through making loans or underwriting insurance: "New Delhi increased its exposure to hard loans"
   • 2. the revelation of something secret, especially something embarrassing or damaging: "she took her life for fear of exposure as a spy" Similar uncoveringrevelationshowingdisplayexhibitiondisclosuremanifestationunveilingunmaskingdiscoveryunearthingrooting outdivulgencedenunciationcondemnationdetectionbetrayalexposépublicationpublishing
   • ▪ the publicizing of information or an event: "scientific findings receive regular exposure in the media" Similar publicitypublicizingadvertisingadvertisementpublic attentionpublic noticepublic interestthe public eyemedia interest/attentionthe limelightdisseminationbroadcastingairinginformal:hype
   • 3. the action of exposing a photographic film to light: "a camera which would give a picture immediately after exposure"
   • ▪ the quantity of light 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 south-west" Similar outlookaspectviewfrontagedirectionpositionsettinglocation

   Word Origin early 17th century: from expose, on the pattern of words such as enclosure.

   Scrabble Points: 17

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