exposure

noun

• 1the state of being exposed to contact with something:the dangers posed by exposure to asbestos
• a physical condition resulting from being outside in severe weather conditions without adequate protection:he died of exposure at 8,000 feet
• experience of something:his exposure to the banking system
• the action of exposing a photographic film to light or other radiation:a camera that would give a picture immediately after exposure trial exposures made with a UV filter
• the quantity of light or other radiation reaching a photographic film, as determined by shutter speed and lens aperture.
• the action of placing oneself at risk of financial losses, e.g., through making loans, granting credit, or underwriting insurance.

• 2the revelation of an identity or fact, especially one that is concealed or likely to arouse disapproval: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 direction in which a building faces; an outlook:the exposure is perfect—a gentle slope to the southwest