Exposure
- Exposure
- Exposure Ex*po"sure (?;135), n. [From {Expose}.]
1. The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying
bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or
setting out to reprobation or contempt.
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The exposure of Fuller . . . put an end to the
practices of that vile tribe. --Macaulay.
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2. The state of being exposed or laid open or bare; openness
to danger; accessibility to anything that may affect,
especially detrimentally; as, exposure to observation, to
cold, to inconvenience.
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When we have our naked frailties hid,
That suffer in exposure. --Shak.
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3. Position as to points of compass, or to influences of
climate, etc. ``Under a southern exposure.'' --Evelyn.
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The best exposure of the two for woodcocks. --Sir.
W. Scott.
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4. (Photog.) The exposing of a sensitized plate to the action
of light.
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exposure — c.1600, public exhibition, from EXPOSE (Cf. expose) (v.) + URE (Cf. ure). Sense of situation with regard to sun or weather is from 1660s. Photographic sense is from 1839. Indecent exposure attested by 1825 … Etymology dictionary
exposure — [ek spō′zhər, ikspō′zhər] n. [ EXPOS(E) + URE] 1. an exposing or being exposed; specif., a being exposed to harsh weather conditions without protection 2. a location, as of a house, in relation to the sun, winds, etc. [an eastern exposure] 3.… … English World dictionary
exposure — irradiation (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
exposure — exposure. См. облучение. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
exposure — exposé, *exposition Antonyms: cover: covering Contrasted words: *shelter, refuge, asylum, retreat … New Dictionary of Synonyms
exposure — [n] uncovering; putting in view or danger acknowledgment, airing, baring, betrayal, confession, defenselessness, denudation, denunciation, disclosure, display, divulgence, divulging, exhibition, exposé, giveaway, hazard, introduction, jeopardy,… … New thesaurus
exposure — ► NOUN 1) the state of being exposed to something harmful. 2) a physical condition resulting from being exposed to severe weather conditions. 3) the action of exposing a photographic film. 4) the quantity of light reaching a photographic film, as … English terms dictionary
exposure — The vulnerability that is attached with an investment. There are different types of exposures that an investment may have, such as, currency exposure or economic exposure. For example, currency exposure is the proportion of your share portfolio… … Financial and business terms
