See Also: Exposure(money)
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Exposure(medicine)
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Accounting exposure(finance)
Translation exposure(money)
Transaction exposure(money)
Operating exposure(money)

exposure (iou)



exposure noun. E17.
[from EXPOSE + -URE.]
The action of exposing; the fact or state of being exposed; esp. (a) the fact of being without shelter or protection from bad weather; (b) the unmasking of a wrongdoer. (Foll. by to.) E17.
indecent exposure the intentional act of publicly displaying one's body in an indecent manner.
Nature Exposure to cigarette smoke during pregnancy. J. B. Morton Hands that are..red from exposure to sun and rain. B. Bettelheim Prisoners died..as a result of exposure on the parade grounds.
b. The way in which something is situated in relation to compass direction, wind, sunshine, etc. M17.
M. McCarthy The back windows..had a southern exposure.
c. A surface laid open to view, or to the operation of some agency. L19.
Scientific American Fossiliferous exposures of middle Devonian rocks.
The action or an act of subjecting a photographic film or plate to light etc.; the length of time for which it is exposed; the combination of shutter speed and aperture; each of the sections of a film which can be or have been separately exposed. M19.
double exposure: see DOUBLE adjective & adverb. multiple exposure: see MULTIPLE adjective.
Photographer It takes..36 exposure 35mm films.
The extent to which an insurance company is at risk from any particular contingency; orig. spec. (the risk of) the spread of fire from one property to another. M19.
b. Commerce. The financial commitment of a bank or other company in any particular country, activity, or asset; the risk associated with this. L20.
Mountaineering. The openness or insecurity of a climber's position; the climber's awareness of this. M20.
The condition of being brought to the attention of the public; publicity achieved through broadcasting or advertising. M20.
Experience, esp. of a specified kind of work. M20.
City Limits At Lewisham theatre children are getting exposure to the Thespian arts.
Comb.: exposure meter Photography: for measuring illumination and giving the exposure to use with a given film etc.