exposure

English

Etymology

expose +‎ -ure

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ɪkˈspəʉ.ʒə(ɹ)/

Noun

exposure (countable and uncountable, plural exposures)

2. (uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.

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

   • 2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8839, page 55:

     The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.

3. (uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
   • 1993, Paul Chadwick, The Ugly Boy, Dark Horse Books:

     As all of you know, a great tragedy occurred yesterday. Arthur Harcourt died of exposure sometimes in the morning in the woods off Mount Tom Road.

4. The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.
5. The act or condition of being at risk of financial losses.
6. (countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.

   They rented a cabin with a beautiful southern exposure.

8. (photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
9. (photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
10. (photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
11. (horticulture) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.

Derived terms

• double exposure
• double-exposure
• exposure meter
• exposure therapy
• exposure treatment
• formation exposure time
• indecent exposure
• mere exposure effect
• multiple-exposure
• multiple exposure
• post-exposure prophylaxis
• pre-exposure prophylaxis
• time exposure
• time-exposure

 

Translations

the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected

• Bulgarian: излага́не (bg) n (izlagáne)
• Czech: vystavení n
• Danish: eksponering c
• Dutch: blootstelling (nl) f, contact (nl) n
• Esperanto: ekspono
• Finnish: altistus (fi), altistuminen (fi)
• French: exposition (fr) f
• Georgian: ზემოქმედება (zemokmedeba), ზეგავლენა (zegavlena)
• German: Kontakt (de) m, Einwirkung (de) f
• Hungarian: érintkezés (hu), expozíció (hu)
• Indonesian: pajanan, paparan (id)
• Irish: nochtadh m
• Italian: esposizione f
• Japanese: 露出 (ja) (ろしゅつ, roshutsu)
• Korean: 노출(露出) (ko) (nochul), 로출(露出) (rochul) (North Korea)
• Malay: pendedahan
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: eksponering (no) m or f

  Nynorsk: eksponering f

• Portuguese: exposição (pt)
• Romanian: expunere (ro), prezentare (ro)
• Russian: подверга́ние (ru) n (podvergánije)
• Spanish: exposición (es)
• Swedish: exponering (sv) c

the act of exposing something

• Hungarian: felfedés (hu), feltárás (hu), leleplezés (hu), kitevés (hu), kirakás (hu), kiállítás (hu)
• Indonesian: pemajanan
• Maori: huranga

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

• Bulgarian: изложе́ние (bg) (izložénie)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 暴露 (zh) (bàolù)

• Dutch: ligging (nl) f
• German: Lage (de) f
• Hungarian: fekvés (hu)
• Romanian: poziție (ro), înfățișare (ro)
• Russian: местоположе́ние (ru) n (mestopoložénije)

lack of protection

• Dutch: blootstelling (nl) aan (nl) de (nl) elementen (nl)
• Finnish: suojan puute
• Georgian: მოწყვლადობა (moc̣q̇vladoba), ზემოქმედება (zemokmedeba)
• German: Einwirkung (de) f, Witterung (de) f
• Hungarian: kitettség (hu)
• Italian: assideramento (it) m
• Romanian: dezgolire (ro)
• Russian: незащищённость (ru) f (nezaščiščónnostʹ), подве́рженность (ru) f (podvéržennostʹ), подверга́ние (ru) n (podvergánije)

taking a photograph

• Bulgarian: експози́ция f (ekspozícija)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 相片 (zh)

• Czech: expozice (cs) f
• Danish: eksponering c
• Dutch: belichting (nl) f
• Finnish: valokuvaus (fi)
• German: Belichtung (de) f
• Hungarian: exponálás (hu)
• Irish: nochtadh m
• Italian: esposizione f, posa (it) f
• Japanese: 露出 (ja) (ろしゅつ, roshutsu)
• Korean: 노출(露出) (ko) (nochul), 로출(露出) (rochul) (North Korea)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: eksponering (no) m or f

  Nynorsk: eksponering f

• Portuguese: exposição (pt) f
• Romanian: expunere (ro)
• Russian: вы́держка (ru) f (výderžka)
• Swedish: exponering (sv) c

film exposed

• Bulgarian: експози́ция f (ekspozícija)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 曝光 (zh) (bàoguāng)

• Esperanto: ekspono
• Finnish: otos (fi)
• French: exposition (fr) f
• German: Belichtung (de) f
• Hungarian: felvétel (hu), kép (hu), képkocka (hu)
• Indonesian: penyinaran (id)
• Malay: pendedahan
• Russian: экспони́рование (ru) n (eksponírovanije), экспози́ция (ru) f (ekspozícija), вы́держка (ru) f (výderžka)
• Ukrainian: експози́ція f (ekspozýcija)

time & f-number

• Dutch: belichting (nl) f
• Finnish: valotus (fi)
• German: Belichtung (de) f
• Hungarian: expozíció (hu), megvilágítás (hu)
• Maori: huranga
• Portuguese: exposição (pt) f
• Russian: вы́держка (ru) f (výderžka), экспози́ция (ru) f (ekspozícija)

gardening: the amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site

• Dutch: ligging (nl) f
• French: exposition (fr) f
• German: Lage (de) f
• Italian: smascheramento m

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} exposición (es) f, ^{(please verify)} publicidad (es) f, ^{(please verify)} denuncia (es) f