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exposure

noun · 20 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/
  • Canada, General-American: /ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/
  • California, Southern-US: /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒɚ/
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  • Australian: /ɪkˈspəʉ.ʒə(ɹ)/
  • Australian: /ɪkˈspɐʉ.ʒə(ɹ)/
  • New-Zealand: /ɘkˈspɐʉ.ʒɘ(ɹ)/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 K S P OW1 ZH ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Limit your exposure to harsh chemicals.
  • Get as much exposure to a new language as you can.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Lack of protection from weather or the elements.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

The degree to which an individual, their content, or their brand is seen by the target market or the general public; internet fame.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: social media

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

The act or condition of being at risk of financial losses.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • They rented a cabin with a beautiful southern exposure.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

An instance of taking a photograph.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

The piece of film exposed to light.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

Details of the time and f-number used.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she denounced the exposure of children to pornography

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: influence

Narrower terms: overexposure, underexposure

12

noun

Meaning 12

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: abandonment, forsaking, desertion

13

noun

Meaning 13

presentation to view in an open or public manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the exposure of his anger was shocking

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: presentation, presentment, demonstration

Narrower terms: repudiation, debunking

14

noun

Meaning 14

the act of exposing film to light

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: photography, picture taking

Narrower terms: overexposure, underexposure, time exposure

15

noun

Meaning 15

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: photograph, photo, picture, pic

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: representation

Narrower terms: beefcake, black and white, monochrome, blueprint, cheesecake, closeup, daguerreotype, enlargement, blowup, magnification, frame, glossy, headshot, hologram, holograph, longshot, microdot, mosaic, arial mosaic, photomosaic, mug shot, mugshot, photocopy, photographic print, print, photomicrograph, radiogram, radiograph, shadowgraph, skiagraph, skiagram, snapshot, snap, shot, spectrogram, spectrograph, stereo, stereoscopic picture, stereoscopic photograph, still, telephotograph, telephoto, time exposure, vignette, wedding picture, scene

16

noun

Meaning 16

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • exposure to the weather
  • they died from exposure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: vulnerability

Narrower terms: windage, wind exposure, solarization, solarisation

17

noun

Meaning 17

aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the studio had a northern exposure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama

18

noun

Meaning 18

the disclosure of something secret

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they feared exposure of their campaign plans

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: disclosure, revelation, revealing

Narrower terms: expose, unmasking, muckraking

19

noun

Meaning 19

the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he used the wrong exposure

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: light unit

20

noun

Meaning 20

the state of being vulnerable or exposed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his vulnerability to litigation
  • his exposure to ridicule

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vulnerability

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: danger

History

Etymology

From expos(e) + -ure.

Across languages

Translations

114 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: излага́не (izlagáne) — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Czech: vystavení — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Danish: eksponering — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Dutch: blootstelling — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Dutch: contact — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Esperanto: ekspono — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Finnish: altistus — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Finnish: altistuminen — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • French: exposition — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Georgian: ზემოქმედება (zemokmedeba) — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Georgian: ზეგავლენა (zegavlena) — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • German: Kontakt — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • German: Einwirkung — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Hungarian: érintkezés — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Hungarian: expozíció — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Indonesian: pajanan — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Indonesian: paparan — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Irish: nochtadh — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Italian: esposizione — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Japanese: 露出 (roshutsu) — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Korean: 노출 (nochul) — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Korean: 로출 (rochul) — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Latin: expositiō — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Malay: pendedahan — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eksponering — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eksponering — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Portuguese: exposição — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Romanian: expunere — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Romanian: prezentare — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Russian: подверга́ние (podvergánije) — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Spanish: exposición — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Swedish: exponering — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Turkish: maruziyet — the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected
  • Hungarian: felfedés — the act of exposing something
  • Hungarian: feltárás — the act of exposing something
  • Hungarian: leleplezés — the act of exposing something
  • Hungarian: kitevés — the act of exposing something
  • Hungarian: kirakás — the act of exposing something
  • Hungarian: kiállítás — the act of exposing something
  • Indonesian: pemajanan — the act of exposing something
  • Māori: huranga — the act of exposing something
  • Spanish: exposición — the act of exposing something
  • Ottoman Turkish: افشا (ifşâ) — the act of exposing something
  • Ottoman Turkish: كشف (keşf, keşif) — the act of exposing something
  • Bulgarian: изложе́ние (izložénie) — that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view
  • Chinese Mandarin: 暴露 (bàolù) — that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view
  • Dutch: ligging — that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view
  • German: Lage — that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view
  • Hungarian: fekvés — that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view
  • Romanian: poziție — that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view
  • Romanian: înfățișare — that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view
  • Russian: местоположе́ние (mestopoložénije) — that part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view
  • Dutch: blootstelling aan de elementen — lack of protection
  • Finnish: suojan puute — lack of protection
  • Georgian: მოწყვლადობა (moc̣q̇vladoba) — lack of protection
  • Georgian: ზემოქმედება (zemokmedeba) — lack of protection
  • German: Einwirkung — lack of protection
  • German: Witterung — lack of protection
  • Hungarian: kitettség — lack of protection
  • Italian: assideramento — lack of protection
  • Romanian: dezgolire — lack of protection
  • Russian: незащищённость (nezaščiščónnostʹ) — lack of protection
  • Russian: подве́рженность (podvéržennostʹ) — lack of protection
  • Russian: подверга́ние (podvergánije) — lack of protection
  • Russian: уязви́мость (ujazvímostʹ) — lack of protection
  • Bulgarian: експози́ция (ekspozícija) — taking a photograph
  • Chinese Mandarin: 相片 — taking a photograph
  • Czech: expozice — taking a photograph
  • Danish: eksponering — taking a photograph
  • Dutch: belichting — taking a photograph
  • Finnish: valokuvaus — taking a photograph
  • German: Belichtung — taking a photograph
  • Hungarian: exponálás — taking a photograph
  • Irish: nochtadh — taking a photograph
  • Italian: esposizione — taking a photograph
  • Italian: posa — taking a photograph
  • Japanese: 露出 (roshutsu) — taking a photograph
  • Korean: 노출 (nochul) — taking a photograph
  • Korean: 로출 (rochul) — taking a photograph
  • Norwegian Bokmål: eksponering — taking a photograph
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eksponering — taking a photograph
  • Portuguese: exposição — taking a photograph
  • Romanian: expunere — taking a photograph
  • Russian: вы́держка (výderžka) — taking a photograph
  • Swedish: exponering — taking a photograph
  • Bulgarian: експози́ция (ekspozícija) — film exposed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 曝光 (bàoguāng) — film exposed
  • Esperanto: ekspono — film exposed
  • Finnish: otos — film exposed
  • French: exposition — film exposed
  • German: Belichtung — film exposed
  • Hungarian: felvétel — film exposed
  • Hungarian: kép — film exposed
  • Hungarian: képkocka — film exposed
  • Indonesian: penyinaran — film exposed
  • Malay: pendedahan — film exposed
  • Russian: экспони́рование (eksponírovanije) — film exposed
  • Russian: экспози́ция (ekspozícija) — film exposed
  • Russian: вы́держка (výderžka) — film exposed
  • Ukrainian: експози́ція (ekspozýcija) — film exposed
  • Dutch: belichting — time & f-number
  • Finnish: valotus — time & f-number
  • German: Belichtung — time & f-number
  • Hungarian: expozíció — time & f-number
  • Hungarian: megvilágítás — time & f-number
  • Indonesian: penyinaran — time & f-number
  • Māori: huranga — time & f-number
  • Portuguese: exposição — time & f-number
  • Russian: вы́держка (výderžka) — time & f-number
  • Russian: экспози́ция (ekspozícija) — time & f-number
  • Dutch: ligging — gardening: the amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site
  • French: exposition — gardening: the amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site
  • German: Lage — gardening: the amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site
  • Italian: smascheramento — gardening: the amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site
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