1. Vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat, cold, wind or rain
   "exposure to the weather"; "they died from exposure"
    
2. Presentation to view in an open or public manner
   "the exposure of his anger was shocking"
    
3. The state of being vulnerable or exposed
   "his exposure to ridicule";
   - vulnerability
    
4. The act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
   "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"
    
5. The disclosure of something secret
   "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"
    
6. A static picture taken by a camera, recorded by focussing light onto a light-sensitive surface (usually a sensor in a digital camera, or historically a chemically treated plate or film)
   "The photographer took several exposures in different lighting conditions";
   - photograph, photo, picture, pic [informal], piccy [informal]
    
7. The act of exposing film to light
   "The photographer carefully controlled the exposure to capture the sunset perfectly"
    
8. The intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate
   "he used the wrong exposure"
    
9. Aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces
   "the studio had a northern exposure"
    
10. Abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open)
    "The exposure of unwanted infants was a tragic practice in ancient times"

Derived forms: exposures

Type of: abandonment, aspect, danger, demonstration, desertion, disclosure, forsaking, influence, light unit, panorama, photography, picture taking, presentation, presentment, prospect, representation, revealing, revelation, scene, view, vista, vulnerability

Encyclopedia: Exposure