exposure

Noun (10)

1. vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain“exposure to the weather”“they died from exposure”Type of vulnerabilityKinds solarization, windage
2. the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience“she denounced the exposure of children to pornography”Type of influenceKinds overexposure, underexposure
3. the disclosure of something secret“they feared exposure of their campaign plans”Type of disclosure, revelationKinds muckraking, expose
4. aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces“the studio had a northern exposure”Type of view, aspect
5. the state of being vulnerable or exposed“his vulnerability to litigation”“his exposure to ridicule”Synonyms: vulnerabilityType of danger
6. the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate“he used the wrong exposure”Type of light unit
7. a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide or in digital formatSynonyms: photographphotopicturepic
8. the act of exposing film to light
9. presentation to view in an open or public manner“the exposure of his anger was shocking”
10. abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open)