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| ex·po·sure [ ik spṓər ] (plural ex·po·sures) |
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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
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2. broadcasting press publicity: the reporting of events by the broadcast or print media
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3. revelation of scandal or identity: the revelation of a scandal or of somebody's secrets or private information
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4. medicine harmful effects of weather: the harmful effects of cold or other extreme weather conditions
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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
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6. photog taking of photograph: the act or process of taking a photograph
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7. photog film or plate exposed for photograph: a section of film or a photographic plate exposed to light in taking a photograph
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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.
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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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