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exposure - the act of exposing film to light |
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photography,
picture taking the occupation of taking and printing photographs or making movies
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overexposure the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience; "an overexposure to violence on television"
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underexposure inadequate publicity
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time exposure exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second)
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exposure - the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience; "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography" |
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influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort
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overexposure the act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience; "an overexposure to violence on television"
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underexposure inadequate publicity
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exposure - presentation to view in an open or public manner; "the exposure of his anger was shocking" |
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demonstration,
presentation,
presentment a show of military force or preparedness; "he confused the enemy with feints and demonstrations"
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debunking,
repudiation the exposure of falseness or pretensions; "the debunking of religion has been too successful"
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exposure - vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain; "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure"; |
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vulnerability susceptibility to injury or attack
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windage,
wind exposure the deflection of a projectile resulting from the effects of wind
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solarisation,
solarization exposure to the rays of the sun
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exposure - the disclosure of something secret; "they feared exposure of their campaign plans" |
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disclosure,
revealing,
revelation the speech act of making something evident
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expose,
unmasking the exposure of an impostor or a fraud; "he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government"
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muckraking the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)
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exposure - abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open) |
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abandonment,
desertion,
forsaking the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away
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exposure - the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate; "he used the wrong exposure" |
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light unit a measure of the visible electromagnetic radiation
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exposure - aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces; "the studio had a northern exposure" |
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aspect,
panorama,
prospect,
scene,
view,
vista a characteristic to be considered
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