[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:
early 17th century: from expose, on the pattern of words such as enclosure