exposure

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Noun

exposure (countable and uncountable; plural exposures)

1. (uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.

   Limit your exposure to harsh chemicals.

   Get as much exposure to a new language as you can.

2. (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.

3. (uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.

   The vagrant died of exposure.

   • 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.

4. (photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
5. (photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
6. (photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
7. (horticulture) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.

Derived terms

Terms derived from exposure

double exposure

multiple exposure

time exposure

Translations

condition

Czech: vystavení (cs) n. Dutch: blootstelling (nl) f., contact (nl) n. Finnish: altistus (fi), altistuminen (fi) French: exposition (fr) f.

German: Kontakt (de) m., Einwirkung (de) f. Italian: espozione f. Romanian: expunere (ro), prezentare (ro) Russian: подвергание (ru) n. (podvergánije)

part exposed

Chinese: 暴露 Dutch: ligging (nl) f.

German: Lage (de) f. Romanian: poziție (ro), înfățișare (ro) Russian: местоположение (ru) n. (mestopoložénije)

lack of protection

Dutch: blootstelling (nl) aan (nl) de (nl) elementen (nl) German: Einwirkung (de) f., Witterung (de) f. Italian: assideramento (it) m.

Romanian: dezgolire (ro) Russian: незащищённость (ru) f. (nezaščiščónnost’), подверженность (ru) f. (podvéržennost’), подвергание (ru) n. (podvergánije)

taking a photograph

Chinese: 相片 Czech: expozice (cs) f. Dutch: belichting (nl) f. Finnish: valotus

German: Belichtung (de) f. Italian: espozione f., posa f. Romanian: expunere (ro) Russian: выдержка (ru) f. (výderžka)

film exposed

Chinese: 曝光 German: Belichtung (de) f.

Russian: экспонирование (ru) n. (eksponírovanije), экспозиция (ru) f. (ekspozítsija), выдержка (ru) f. (výderžka)

time & f-number

Dutch: belichting (nl) f. German: Belichtung (de) f.

Russian: выдержка (ru) f. (výderžka), экспозиция (ru) f. (ekspozítsija)

gardening

Dutch: ligging (nl) f. German: Lage (de) f.

Italian: smascheramento m.

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Japanese: 露出 Spanish: exposición f., publicidad f., denuncia f.