exposure

noun

• 1the state of having no protection from something harmful:the dangers posed by exposure to asbestos
• a physical condition resulting from being outside in severe weather without adequate protection:they were suffering from exposure
• experience of something:his exposure to the banking system
• the action of placing oneself at risk of financial losses, e.g. through making loans or underwriting insurance: New Delhi increased its exposure to hard loans [count noun]:an $8-million loan exposure to the real estate industry

• 2the revelation of something secret, especially something embarrassing or damaging:she took her life for fear of exposure as a spy
• the publicizing of information or an event:scientific findings receive regular exposure in the media

• 3the action of exposing a photographic film to light:a camera which would give a picture immediately after exposure [count noun]:trial exposures made with a UV filter
• [count noun] the quantity of light reaching a photographic film, as determined by shutter speed and lens aperture: an exposure of 0.5 seconds at f/5.6

• 4 [count noun] the direction in which a building faces; an outlook:the exposure is perfect—a gentle slope to the south-west