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exposure
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[ɛkˈspəʊʒə], (Noun)
Definitions:
- the state of having no protection from something harmful
(e.g: the dangers posed by exposure to asbestos)
- the revelation of something secret, especially something embarrassing or damaging
(e.g: she took her life for fear of exposure as a spy)
- the action of exposing a photographic film to light
(e.g: a camera which would give a picture immediately after exposure)
- the direction in which a building faces; an outlook
(e.g: the exposure is perfect—a gentle slope to the south-west)
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Origin
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early 17th century: from expose, on the pattern of words such as enclosure
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