exposed

English

Adjective

exposed

1. (usually followed by to) Vulnerable, susceptible.

   exposed to light

   exposed to water

   exposed to abuse

   exposed to danger

   The film was not exposed to sufficient light.

   The bike chain is open and exposed to tough environmental conditions such as temperature changes, humidity, rain, dirt and road salt.

   • 2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884:

     Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. […] Nowadays workers are exposed to far lower doses and manganism is rare.

2. (architecture, of a structure) Deliberately left uncovered for aesthetic effect.

   exposed beam

   exposed brick

Derived terms

• exposed beam
• exposed brick
• exposed services
• overexposed
• time-exposed
• underexposed

 

Translations

vulnerable, open to elements

• Bulgarian: открит (bg) (otkrit), незащитен (bg) (nezaštiten)
• Georgian: მოწყვლადი (moc̣q̇vladi)
• German: ausgesetzt (de)
• Irish: argail
• Latin: patens
• Macedonian: и́зложен (ízložen)
• Maori: hōrakerake (open to the weather), tūwherawhera
• Polish: wystawiony (pl) m, odsłonięty m

Verb

exposed

1. simple past and past participle of expose

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English exposed.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.kisˈpo(w).ze.d͡ʒi/ [ˌɛ.kisˈpo(ʊ̯).ze.d͡ʒi], /ˌɛksˈpo(w).zed͡ʒ/ [ˌɛksˈpo(ʊ̯).zed͡ʒ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.kisˈpo(w).ze.d͡ʒi/ [ˌɛ.kisˈpo(ʊ̯).ze.d͡ʒi], /ˌɛksˈpo(w).zed͡ʒ/ [ˌɛksˈpo(ʊ̯).zed͡ʒ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.kiʃˈpo(w).ze.d͡ʒi/ [ˌɛ.kiʃˈpo(ʊ̯).ze.d͡ʒi], /ˌɛkʃˈpo(w).zed͡ʒ/ [ˌɛkʃˈpo(ʊ̯).zed͡ʒ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛksˈpo(w).zed͡ʒ/ [ˌɛksˈpo(ʊ̯).zed͡ʒ], /ˌɛ.kisˈpo(w).ze.d͡ʒi/ [ˌɛ.kisˈpo(ʊ̯).ze.d͡ʒi]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛkʃˈpo(w).zɨd/ [ˌɛkʃˈpo(w).zɨð]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛkʃˈpo(w).zɨd/ [ˌɛkʃˈpo(w).zɨð]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛkʃˈpow.zɨd/ [ˌɛkʃˈpow.zɨð]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛkʃˈpo.zɨd/ [ˌɛkʃˈpo.zɨð]

Noun

exposed m (plural exposeds)

1. (Brazil) exposé (a piece of media publicly revealing withheld information)