exposure

noun
/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒə(ɹ)/UK/ɪkˈspoʊ.ʒɚ/CA/ɪkˈspəʊ.ʒɚ/

Etymology

From expos(e) + -ure.

  1. derived from espondre — “to set forth, explain
  2. derived from expōnō — “set forth
  3. derived from exposer — “to lay open, set forth
  4. inherited from exposen
  5. suffixed as exposure — “expose + ure

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. Lack of protection from weather or the elements.

    • 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.
  3. The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.

  4. + 7 more definitions
    1. The degree to which an individual, their content, or their brand is seen by the target…

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

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

    3. 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.
    4. An instance of taking a photograph.

    5. The piece of film exposed to light.

    6. Details of the time and f-number used.

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at exposure. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01exposure02scandal03organization04entities05entity06elements07danger

A definitional loop anchored at exposure. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at exposure

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA