exposure

«exposure» in Mova's school dictionary: being out in cold, wind or weather without protection… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (exposure; an exposure, exposures)

meaning for a pupil

1) Exposure is being out in cold, wind or weather without protection, which can make you very ill. tree →

2) Being near something harmful or new: «exposure to the sun», «exposure to germs», «exposure to reading». tree →

3) Making something hidden known to the public. tree →

4) In photography, the amount of light let in for one picture, or one picture on a film. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in safety (sun exposure, cold exposure, exposure to smoke), science and health, and news. Phrases: «die of exposure», «exposure to», «sun exposure», «media exposure». It tells the reader someone or something was open to an effect.

examples

• The lost hikers were treated for exposure. tree →
• Too much sun exposure can burn your skin. tree →
• Early exposure to books helps children read. tree →
• The newspaper's exposure of the cheat shocked everyone. tree →
• Wear a hat to limit exposure to the sun. tree →
• The film camera had 24 exposures. tree →

note

Verb: expose (expose, exposed); adjective: exposed (open, not covered). Mostly uncountable except the photo sense. Safety: wear layers, a hat and sunscreen to reduce exposure.

In the corpora

• The oldest surviving camera photograph, by Nicéphore Niépce in France around 1826 or 1827, needed hours or even days of exposure.
• Long exposure to loud sound can damage hearing without any pain, and damaged hearing does not grow back.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «exposure» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.