exposure

English

Etymology

expose +‎ -ure

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ɪkˈspoʊʒɚ/
Audio (US) (file)

Noun

exposure (countable and uncountable, plural exposures)

(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
- 2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55:
  The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.
Limit your exposure to harsh chemicals. Get as much exposure to a new language as you can.
(uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
- 1993, Paul Chadwick, The Ugly Boy, Dark Horse Books
  As all of you know, a great tragedy occurred yesterday. Arthur Harcourt died of exposure sometimes in the morning in the woods off Mount Tom Road.
The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.
The act or condition of being at risk of financial losses.
(countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
They rented a cabin with a beautiful southern exposure.
(photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
(photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
(photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
(horticulture) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.

Derived terms

double exposure
double-exposure
exposure meter
exposure therapy
exposure treatment
indecent exposure
mere exposure effect
multiple-exposure
multiple exposure
post-exposure prophylaxis
pre-exposure prophylaxis
time exposure
time-exposure

Translations

the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected

Bulgarian: излага́не (bg) n (izlagáne)
Czech: vystavení n
Danish: eksponering c
Dutch: blootstelling (nl) f, contact (nl) n
Esperanto: ekspono
Finnish: altistus (fi), altistuminen (fi)
French: exposition (fr) f
Georgian: ზემოქმედება (zemokmedeba), ზეგავლენა (zegavlena)
German: Kontakt (de) m, Einwirkung (de) f
Hungarian: érintkezés (hu), expozíció
Irish: nochtadh m
Italian: espozione f
Japanese: 露出 (ja) (roshutsu)
Malay: pendedahan
Norwegian:
Bokmål: eksponering (no) m or f
Nynorsk: eksponering f
Portuguese: exposição (pt)
Romanian: expunere (ro), prezentare (ro)
Russian: подверга́ние (ru) n (podvergánije)
Spanish: exposición (es)
Swedish: exponering (sv) c

the act of exposing something

Hungarian: felfedés, feltárás, leleplezés, kitevés, kirakás, kiállítás (hu)
Maori: huranga

that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view

Bulgarian: изложе́ние (bg) (izložénie)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 暴露 (zh) (bàolù)
Dutch: ligging (nl) f
German: Lage (de) f
Hungarian: fekvés (hu)
Romanian: poziție (ro), înfățișare (ro)
Russian: местоположе́ние (ru) n (mestopoložénije)

lack of protection

Dutch: blootstelling (nl) aan (nl) de (nl) elementen (nl)
Finnish: suojan puute
Georgian: მოწყვლადობა (moc̣q̇vladoba), ზემოქმედება (zemokmedeba)
German: Einwirkung (de) f, Witterung (de) f
Hungarian: kitettség
Italian: assideramento (it) m
Romanian: dezgolire (ro)
Russian: незащищённость (ru) f (nezaščiščónnostʹ), подве́рженность (ru) f (podvéržennostʹ), подверга́ние (ru) n (podvergánije)

taking a photograph

Bulgarian: експози́ция f (ekspozícija)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 相片 (zh) (xiàngpiàn)
Czech: expozice (cs) f
Danish: eksponering c
Dutch: belichting (nl) f
Finnish: valokuvaus (fi)
German: Belichtung (de) f
Hungarian: exponálás (hu)
Irish: nochtadh m
Italian: espozione f, posa (it) f
Japanese: 露出 (ja) (roshutsu)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: eksponering (no) m or f
Nynorsk: eksponering f
Portuguese: exposição (pt) f
Romanian: expunere (ro)
Russian: вы́держка (ru) f (výderžka)
Swedish: exponering (sv) c

film exposed

Chinese:
Mandarin: 曝光 (zh) (bàoguāng)
Finnish: otos (fi)
French: exposition (fr) f
German: Belichtung (de) f
Hungarian: felvétel (hu), kép (hu), képkocka
Russian: экспони́рование (ru) n (eksponírovanije), экспози́ция (ru) f (ekspozícija), вы́держка (ru) f (výderžka)

time & f-number

Dutch: belichting (nl) f
Finnish: valotus (fi)
German: Belichtung (de) f
Hungarian: expozíció, megvilágítás (hu)
Maori: huranga
Portuguese: exposição (pt) f
Russian: вы́держка (ru) f (výderžka), экспози́ция (ru) f (ekspozícija)

gardening: the amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site

Dutch: ligging (nl) f
French: exposition (fr) f
German: Lage (de) f
Italian: smascheramento m

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Spanish: ^{(please verify)} exposición (es) f, ^{(please verify)} publicidad (es) f, ^{(please verify)} denuncia (es) f