Exposure

Definition: Exposure

Exposure

Noun

1. Vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure".

2. The act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography".

3. The disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans".

4. Aspect re light or wind; "the studio had a northern exposure".

5. The state of being vulnerable or exposed; "exposure to ridicule" or "vulnerability to litigation".

6. The intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure".

7. A picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material.

8. Presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the exposure of his anger was shocking".

9. The act of exposing film to light.

10. : abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open).

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "exposure" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1602. (references)

Note: Exposure \Ex*po"sure\, noun. [From Expose.]. (references)

Business

Computing

Electrical Engineering

Energy

Environment

Finance

Health

Medicine

Meteorology & Standards

Mining

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Exposure

Air

Exposure to the air, exposure to the weather; ventilation; aerostation, aeronautics, aeronaut.

Confutation

Noun: {ant } confutation, refutation; answer, complete answer; disproof, conviction, redargution, invalidation; exposure, exposition; clincher; retort; reductio ad absurdum; knock down argument, tu quoque argument; sockdolager.

Danger

Noun: danger, peril, insecurity, jeopardy, risk, hazard, venture, precariousness, slipperiness; instability; defenselessness; Adjective: exposure; (liability); vulnerability; vulnerable point, heel of Achilles; forlorn hope; (hopelessness).

Disclosure

Noun: disclosure; retection; unveiling;Verb: deterration, revealment, revelation; exposition, exposure; expose; whole truth; telltale; (news).

Liability

Noun: liability, liableness; possibility, contingency; susceptivity, susceptibility, exposure.

Crosswords: Exposure

Exposure to every known toxin and effluent in this city (Extreme Ghostbusters; writing credit: Brooks Wachtel)

Any epidermal exposure or inhalation and you'll know (The Rock; writing credit: David Weisberg; Douglas Cook)

You've had a lot of exposure. Check yourself into a hospital (Stingray; writing credit: Gary DeVore; Jimmy Huston)

Watch, as he not only commits another act of indecent exposure, but adds to this social horror by making his wife wait in the car. Is there no shame (Pink Flamingos; writing credit: John Waters)

I shall have you arrested for indecent exposure! (The Wrong Box; writing credit: Larry Gelbart; Lloyd Osbourne)

Double Exposure (1997)

Deadly Exposure (1993)

Columbo: Double Exposure (1973)

Double Exposure (1972)

Daffy's Southern Exposure (1942)

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References

• The World Market for Exposure Meters: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

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Books

• Emergency Care for Hazardous Materials Exposure (reference)

• Exposure (reference)

• The Hand Exposure Meter Book (reference)

• Understanding Exposure (reference)

• Unnatural Exposure (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Ca Selects: Occupational Exposure & Hazards (reference)

• Country Exposure Lending Survey (reference)

• Exposure (reference)

• Guide To Occupational Exposure Values (reference)

• Occupational Exposure Sourcebook (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• Exposure (reference)

• Northern Exposure (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• More Music From Northern Exposure (1990-95 Television Series) [SOUNDTRACK] (reference)

• Northern Exposure, Vol. 1 (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

High Tech

• FUJI FILM - Superia Xtra 800 35mm Film (24 exposure) (reference)

• Kodak 35mm Film - 200 speed 192 exposure (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Shown is a male technician taking an x-ray of a female patient. This image was used to demonstrate the myth about exposure to radiation during the x-ray procedure. Stock photo-use for "Once A Year For A Lifetime" only. See artwork: GR-42. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

Around 1944, H. Meyer set up mice for radiation exposure investigations by A. Nettleship and P. Henshaw. The carcinogenesis of urethane was discovered in the course of these experiements. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

People involved in trapping and skinning wild carnivores, especially bobcats, should be extremely cautious about exposure to Y. pestis vectors. Credit: CDC.

Line graph showing AIDS Cases by Exposure Category and Year of Report 1985-1996, United States. Credit: CDC.

Lunar Lander Multiple Exposure. Credit: NASA.

Marsh land that has been converted to pasture by cutting canals, building levees , and pumping out water. Exposure to air caused oxidation of organic matter in soil which led to rapid subsidence. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Volunteers rush to bring an injured bird to the boat that will transport the pelican to wildlife rehabilitators who will attempt to resuscitate the bird. Successful rehabilitation depends upon a number of factors including the length of entanglement and exposure to the elements. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Hauling in a seine used to sample flounder to determine exposure to oil. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center.

Figure 7. E. von Petersen's photometer. Left: device before opening. Middle: device during exposure. Right: device after closing. This device was invented in 1886 by Eugen von Petersen, an engineer at the Naples zoological station. The design follows the specifications of Carl Chun. The first test of this ins trument was by Carl Chun off Capri in 250 meters water depth. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

Figure 12. E. B. Helland-Hansen's photometer. Left: device before opening. Middle: Device during exposure. Right: Device after closing. Invented by Bjorn Helland-Hansen in 1910, this photometer was used aboard the MICHAEL SARS in the North Atlantic. It was first used near the Azores at depths of 500 to 700 meters. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Damage caused by Germany or her allies to civilian victims of acts of cruelty, violence or maltreatment (including injuries to life or health as a consequence of imprisonment, deportation, internment or evacuation, of exposure at sea or of being forced to labour), wherever arising, and to the surviving dependents of such victims. (reference)

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She fled for refuge, as it were, to the public exposure, and dreaded the moment when its protection should be withdrawn from her.

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Health

An outbreak ends when the critical exposure stops. (references)

There is greater UVR exposure with decreasing latitude. (references)

It may include appropriately timed bright light exposure. (references)

Business

This would enable students to have practical exposure during the academic period. (references)

Exim Bank’s exposure in Uzbekistan is the highest in Central Asia, over USD 1 billion. (references)

Exposure, hands-on demonstrations and cooperative work with the client are keys to success. (references)

Civil Liberties

El Salvador

A provision in the Criminal Code allows judges to close court proceedings if public exposure could prejudice the case. (references)

Belgium

These courts have claimed that such exposure would be harmful to the child; however, other courts have not imposed this restriction. (references)

Ghana

GBC denied charges that it denied coverage to opposition figures, emphasizing that it covered notable events rather than individuals; however, government controlled media does give greater exposure to Government officials. (references)

Economic History

Kenya

Local businesspeople lack knowledge about, and exposure to, franchising. (references)

Sri Lanka

The Central Bank is hoping to set foreign exchange exposure limits soon. (references)

Bolivia

In 1993, the U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) increased its exposure in Bolivia. (references)

Human Rights

Panama

The media reported that the prison's medical ward treated five inmates suffering from minor injuries caused by exposure to tear gas. (references)

Korea

While information on recent practices is sparse, credible reports indicate that prisoners are mistreated and that many have died from disease, starvation, or exposure. (references)

Zimbabwe

Government prison service authorities have determined that exposure to HIV/AIDS was a major cause of a large number of deaths in detention, and prison authorities called for more research to address this growing problem; some authorities argued for the early release of such terminally ill prisoners. (references)

Political Economy

Ukraine

Prison conditions remained harsh and life threatening, particularly because of exposure to disease. (references)

PANAMA

Banana workers continue to complain of health hazards largely due to alleged exposure to pesticides. (references)

BANGLADESH

The difficulties and the high cost of doing business have forced some companies to reconsider or limit their exposure in Bangladesh. (references)

Trade

Greece

EXIMBANK's exposure in Greece is extremely limited. (references)

Poland

Banks are limited by law to their exposure to creditors. (references)

Philippines

Exim's current exposure in the Philippines is about $ 2.3 billion. (references)

Travel

Cote D'ivoire

Excessive sun exposure should be avoided. (references)

Chad

Avoid direct sun exposure without proper lotions and sun-screens. (references)

Australia

There are active campaigns to encourage the population to protect themselves from sun exposure and AIDS. (references)

Women

Mongolia

The law prohibits women from working in certain occupations that require heavy labor or exposure to chemicals that could affect infant and maternal health. (references)

Mexico

Employers are required to provide a pregnant woman with full pay, are prohibited from dismissing her, and must remove her from heavy or dangerous work or exposure to toxic substances. (references)

Philippines

NGO's argue that the Government first should address the abuses of dislocation and homelessness in order to address effectively the problem of women's exposure to the structural violence inherent in prostitution. (references)

Worker Rights

Poland

Standards for exposure to chemicals, dust, and noise are exceeded routinely. (references)

Panama

Workers have complained of sterility and more recently of adverse skin conditions as a result of exposure to the chemicals. (references)

Colombia

All child workers are prohibited from working at night, or performing work where there is a risk of bodily harm or exposure to excessive heat, cold, or noise. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "exposure": accelerated exposure ♦ acute exposure ♦ automatic exposure control ♦ brief exposure ♦ bulb exposure ♦ Dental Pulp Exposure ♦ die of exposure ♦ double exposure ♦ emergency exposure to external radiations ♦ Environmental Exposure ♦ exposure dose ♦ exposure factors ♦ exposure fire ♦ exposure meter ♦ exposure of data ♦ exposure suit ♦ exposure table ♦ exposure tables ♦ exposure time ♦ fractional exposure ♦ indecent exposure ♦ Inhalation Exposure ♦ Maternal Exposure ♦ maximum permissible exposure ♦ noise exposure category ♦ noise exposure forecast ♦ occupational exposure ♦ parallel exposure ♦ Paternal Exposure ♦ photoluminescent personal exposure meter ♦ planned emergency exposure ♦ Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects ♦ public exposure ♦ radiation exposure ♦ radiation exposure state ♦ reader for photoluminescent exposure meter ♦ risk exposure ♦ sound exposure level ♦ systemic exposure ♦ thermal exposure ♦ time exposure ♦ time of exposure ♦ total noise exposure level ♦ wind exposure ♦ with a southern exposure. Additional references.

Beginning with "exposure": exposure-based, exposure-conditioning, exposure-odds, exposure-test.

Ending with "exposure": auto-exposure, over-exposure, pre-exposure, under-exposure.

Afrikaans

uitstalink, beligtingstyd (exposure time), beligtingsmeter (exposure meter), beligtingsduur (exposure time), beligting (lighting). (various references)

Albanian

ekspozim (display, exhibition, layout, parade, set out, show, statement), zhveshje (denudation, dismantling), zbulim (detection, disclosure, discovery, divulge, exploration, eye opener, finding, guess, intelligence, invention, outcrop, prospection, reconnaissance, reconnoiter, reconnoitre, reveal, strike, uncovering), qëndrim në prani të, demaskim (disclosure, reveal, unmasking), dalje në publik. (various references)

Arabic 

‏فضح (compromise, disclose, disgrace, expose, shame, show up, unmask), ‏كشف (bare, bring to light, detect, disclose, disclosure, discover, divulge, expose, find out, lay bare, lay open, lift, make known, open, remove, reveal, revelation, show up, take off, uncover, unearth, unfold, unveil), ‏هتك فضح, ‏تعريض (exposition, innuendo, insinuation, periphrasis), ‏تعرض (incur, plot), ‏تخل عن طفل (exposition), ‏عرض (array, bid, breadth, broaden, demo, display, evince, exhibit, expose, exposition, feature, hang, hang out, hold out, imply, indication, introduction, lineup, mount, offer, offering, overture, pageant, parade, predispose, present, presentation, presenting, produce, proffer, propound, recital, retrace, review, set, set out, setting, show, state, statement, subject, submit, surrey, symptom, trot out, widen, width), ‏الواجهة. (various references)

Bulgarian 

разобличаване, оголване на пластовете, експонация (exposition), подлагане, изоставяне (abandonment, arrears, dereliction, desertion, lag, neglect, relinquishment, renouncement, renunciation), изложение (aspect, exhibition, exposition, fair, memorial, position, presentment, prospect, relation, representation, showing). (various references)

Chinese 

曝光 . (various references)

Czech

expozice (exposition), vystavení (display), osvit, odhalení (detection, disclosure, revelation). (various references)

Danish

exposition, eksposition, eksponeringsgrad (contact, impression, opportunity to see), eksponering (insolation), udsættelse (stay), risiko (hazard, risk), påvirkningshyppighed (contact, impression, opportunity to see), nærføring, frilægning, frilæggelse, blotlæggelse (denudation), billede (image, painting, picture, portrait), bestråling (flux of radiation per unit area, irradiance, irradiation, radiant flux density). (various references)

Dutch

expositio, exponeren, exposie, expositie (exhibition, exposition), toevallige verspreiding van gegevens, tentoonstelling (exhibition, exposition), opportunity to see (contact, impression, opportunity to see), uitstelling, uitstalling, abusievelijk laten uitlekken van informatie, uitsteekhoogte, uitsteekmaat, blootstelling, blootlegging, blootleggen, belichting (impression, lighting), opname (acceptance, acceptation, admission, photograph). (various references)

Esperanto

ekspono. (various references)

Farsi 

نمایش (Appearance, Display, Drama, Exhibition, Histrionics, Ostentation, Parade, Performance, Play, Portrayal, Presentation, Representation, Show, Showing, Spectacle), افشاء (Disclosure, Revelation), اراءه (Exhibition, Offer, Presentation, Representation, Show, Showing), اشکاری (Lucidity), درمعرض گذاری (Disposal). (various references)

Finnish

valotus, säteilytys (irradiation), paljastus (unveiling), alttiina sijainti, altistus (aspect), altistuma (residual risk). (various references)

French

mise à nu, exposition (exhibit, exhibition, exposition). (various references)

German

aussetzung (abandonment, adjournment, bequest, breaking off, deferment, exposition, interruption, marooning, offer, planting out, releasing, suspension), belichtung (insolation), aufdeckung (disclosure, solving, uncovering). (various references)

Greek 

έκθεση (account, composition, display, essay, exhibition, exhibition of, exposition, fair, report, show, statement, thesis, version, write up). (various references)

Hebrew 

חשיפה (denuding, laying bare, stripping, uncovering), חשוף (bare, bareness, exposed, laying bare, naked, opening, stripped, uncovered), התגלות (advent, emergence, revelation), החשפות (disrobing, uncovering). (various references)

Hungarian

leleplezés (detection, disclosure, unfolding, unveiling), kitevés, megvilágítási idő, kitettség, kiállítás (exhibition, exposition, getting up, get-up, salons, sending-off, setout, showing, show-off), felfedés (coverage, location, pick up), expozíció. (various references)

Indonesian

pencahayaan (illumination), pembukaan (dismantling, inauguration, opening). (various references)

Irish

nochtadh. (various references)

Italian

esposizione (aspect, display, exhibit, exhibition, exposition, fair, gallery, presentation, show, showing, statement). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

露出, 露呈 (disclosure). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

すっぱぬき (an "expose", disclosure), しょうしゃ (casualty, elegant, firm, injured person, neat, ourcompany, prosperous person, refined, sentry box, small company, small shrine, trading company, trim, victor, winner, wounded person, young person), ばくろ (disclosure, revelation), かんこう (call to surrender, completion, consider, customary practice, decisive action, encouragement of industry, examination and correction, gagging, going slowly, habit, hushing up, issue, keeping silent, kindness, largeheartedness, publication, sensitization, sightseeing, traditional event), ろしゅつ, ろこう, あらわ, ろけん (berm, detection, discovery, shoulder of a road), ろてい (Czar, disclosure, distance, Russian emperor), むき (aspect, direction, indefinite, inorganic, lacking seasonal references, situation, suitability), らしゅつ, てっけつ (blood and iron, gouging, military might). (various references)

Korean 

노출 (Disclosure). (various references)

Manx

taishbyney (argue, demonstrate, display, evidence, evince; parade, exhibit, feature, manifest, produce, production, reveal, revelation, show, show down, show off, sport), roostey (bare, debunk, deprive, hull, peel, peeling, rifle, rind, rob, strip, strip of a girl, stripping, unbark), feayght (chill, cold), anchoodaghey (develop, development, disclose, disclosure, expose). (various references)

Norwegian

eksponering, utsetting, avsløring (disclosure). (various references)

Pig Latin

exposureay.(various references)

Portuguese

exposição (display, enunciation, exhibit, exhibition, expose, exposition, fair, light, presenter, recital, representation, shew, show, showing). (various references)

Romanian

expunere (account, delivery, display, exhibit, exhibition, explanation, exposing, exposition, presentment, recital, relation, speech, statement), dezvãluire (disclosure, revelation), demascare, buletin meteorologic (weather forecast), abandonare (abandonment, dereliction, desertion, desolation, relinquishment). (various references)

Russian 

экспозиция (exposition), разоблачение (denouncement, denunciation, disclosure, reveal, showup), выставка (display, exhibition, exposition, set out, show, showing), выставление (nomination), выдержка (aging, curing, excerpt, exposition, grit, mettle, moderation, sangfroid, time exposure, time-exposure), обличение. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

razgolićenje, izlaganje (exposition, presentation, rendition, report, representation, showing). (various references)

Spanish

exposición (aspect, claim, display, exhibition, exposing, exposition, fair, narration, petition, salon, setout, show, showing, statement). (various references)

Swedish

exponering (residual risk). (various references)

Turkish

teşhir (display, exhibition, exposition, show), sergileme (array, display, execution, exhibition, exposition, performing, presentation, presentment), poz (attitude, copy, pose, posture, time exposure), ortaya çıkarma (ascertainment, disclosure, discovery, expose), ortada bırakma, maruz kalma, cephe (aspect, façade, face, front, front line, frontispiece), bırakma (abandonment, disuse, leaving, never say die, release, relinquishment, renunciation, resignation, surrender, withdrawal), açıkta bırakma, açığa çıkarma (revelation). (various references)

Turkmen 

paю. (various references)

Ukrainian

розголошення (divulgation), виставляння, незахищеність. (various references)

Vietnamese 

sự phơi sự bóc trần. (various references)

Welsh

dadleniad (disclosure). (various references)

nuditas, nuditate, nuditatem, nuditatis. (various references)

Derivations

Words beginning with "exposure": exposures. (additional references)

Words ending with "exposure": overexposure, postexposure, reexposure, underexposure. (additional references)

Words containing "exposure": overexposures, reexposures, underexposures. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Exposure" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Exosurf, exposarium, expouse, expouser, expsore, expsrh, expsrl. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: exposer.

-2 letters: expose, peruse, poseur, prexes, purees, repose, rupees, uprose.

-3 letters: erose, euros, expos, peers, perse, pores, poser, pours, poxes, prees, prese, prose, puree, purse, repos, reuse, rexes, ropes, roues, roups, rouse, rupee, speer, spore, spree, sprue, super, xerus.

-4 letters: epos, eros, euro, exes, expo, opes, opus, ores, ours, oxes, peer, pees, peso, pore.

+1 letter: exposures.

+2 letters: expounders, fourplexes, reexposure, superoxide.

+3 letters: reexposures, superoxides, underexpose.

+4 letters: executorship, overexposure, postexposure, underexposed, underexposes.

+5 letters: executorships, overexposures, underexposing, underexposure.