to sth harmful
1 [U] ~ (to sth) the state of being in a place or situation where there is no protection from sth harmful or unpleasant:
prolonged exposure to harmful radiation * (finance) the company's exposure on the foreign exchange markets (= to the risk of making financial losses)
showing truth
2 [U] the state of having the true facts about sb/sth told after they have been hidden because they are bad, immoral or illegal:
exposure as a liar and a fraud * the exposure of illegal currency deals
on tv / in newspapers, etc.
3 [U] the fact of being discussed or mentioned on television, in newspapers, etc.
SYNPUBLICITY:
Her new movie has had a lot of exposure in the media.
medical condition
4 [U] a medical condition caused by being out in very cold weather for too long without protection:
Two climbers were brought in suffering from exposure.
film in camera
5 [C] a length of film in a camera that is used to take a photograph:
There are three exposures left on this roll of film.
6 [C] the length of time for which light is allowed to reach the film when taking a photograph:
I used a long exposure for this one.
showing sth hidden
7 [U] the act of showing sth that is usually hidden
seealsoINDECENTEXPOSURE
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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This entry for exposure is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is exposure a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, exposure is tagged as noun.
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