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exposure

ex·po·sure [ ik spṓər ] (plural ex·po·sures)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. contact with something: the experience of coming into contact with an environmental condition or social influence that has a harmful or beneficial effect
exposure to the classics
exposure to second-hand smoke

2. broadcasting press publicity: the reporting of events by the broadcast or print media

3. revelation of scandal or identity: the revelation of a scandal or of somebody's secrets or private information

4. medicine harmful effects of weather: the harmful effects of cold or other extreme weather conditions

5. photog time that light falls on film: an amount of light permitted to fall on light-sensitive material such as film or paper coated with emulsion

6. photog taking of photograph: the act or process of taking a photograph

7. photog film or plate exposed for photograph: a section of film or a photographic plate exposed to light in taking a photograph

8. architecture direction room or building faces: the direction something faces or the way it is sited relative to sunlight or wind direction
This room has a southern exposure.

9. finance risk of financial loss: the state of being at risk of financial loss, or the amount of possible financial loss involved

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