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How to pronounce exposures

IPA transcription: [ɪks'poʊʒɚz]

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Noun

  • a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material

  • vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; or

    “exposure to the weather”

    “they died from exposure”

  • the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience

    “she denounced the exposure of children to pornography”

  • the state of being vulnerable or exposed

    “his vulnerability to litigation”

    “his exposure to ridicule”

  • the disclosure of something secret

    “they feared exposure of their campaign plans”

  • aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces

    “the studio had a northern exposure”

  • the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate

    “he used the wrong exposure”

  • the act of exposing film to light

  • presentation to view in an open or public manner

    “the exposure of his anger was shocking”

  • abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)

Usage examples

  • These exposures are also called critical life stage, embryo-larval, or egg-fry tests.
  • The exposure circumstance entails exposures that are possibly carcinogenic to humans.
  • The two created varying exposures and microclimates.
  • Nevertheless, mesothelioma may be related to brief, low level or indirect exposures to asbestos.
  • However, overexposures of either operators or targets may cause long-term damage including cancer.
  • These parcels reflect distinct soil types, sun exposures and individual microclimates.
  • Shutter priority with longer exposures is chosen to create an impression of motion.