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exposure
has definitions from the fields of photography,meteorology,physics
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[ noun ] (meteorology) vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
Examples "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)After this holocaust , a changing world occupied the minds of men ; a world beset with new boundaries , new treaties and governments , new goals and methods , and the age-old fears of aggression and subjugation - hunger and exposure . (The Family Fallout Shelter. Office of Civil and Defence...)However , as much time as possible should be spent within the shelter to hold radiation exposure to a minimum . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience
Examples "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography" Used in print (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)It is at_least possible that the capacity to postpone gratification is developed as_well_as expressed in a continuous and guided exposure to great literature . In_fact , I can only say this seems to me to follow from a wide , continuous , and properly guided exposure to literary art . Related terms |
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[ noun ] aspect re light or wind
Examples "the studio had a northern exposure" Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)This gives you a better opportunity to get the feel of the climate conditions , the exposure to the sun and wind , the water interests , etcetera , which vary greatly with the seasons . Sometimes , you have a choice of exposure for sites where the topography or trees of the area will provide afternoon shade , morning sun , or whatever may be most_desirable for the use intended . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the disclosure of something secret
Examples "they feared exposure of their campaign plans" Used in print (LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)Much new equipment and many unique techniques have been developed for the quantitative exposure of experimental animals to aerosols of infectious agents contained in particles of specified dimensional characteristics . The intra nasal instillation of a fluid suspension of infectious agent in an anesthetized animal is far different from exposure , through natural respiration , to aerosolized organisms . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (physics,photography) the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate
Examples "he used the wrong exposure" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (photography) a picture of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material
Synonyms Related terms picture snapshot scene frame closeup still longshot headshot hologram daguerreotype cheesecake stereo enlargement blueprint photographic_print photomicrograph telephotograph radiogram mosaic spectrogram microdot wedding_pictures mug_shot telephotograph time_exposure vignette beefcake black_and_white photocopy photograph |
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[ noun ] presentation to view in an open or public manner
Examples "the exposure of his anger was shocking" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (photography) the act of exposing film to light
Related terms photography time_exposure overexposure overexposure underexposure underexposure expose |
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[ noun ] the state of being vulnerable or exposed
Synonyms Examples "exposure to ridicule" or "vulnerability to litigation" |
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[ noun ] abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open)
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