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# exposure

noun (exposure; an exposure, exposures)

«exposure» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Exposure is being out in cold, wind or weather without protection, which can make you very ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exposure/#m1)
2. Being near something harmful or new: «exposure to the sun», «exposure to germs», «exposure to reading». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exposure/#m2)
3. Making something hidden known to the public. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exposure/#m3)
4. In photography, the amount of light let in for one picture, or one picture on a film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exposure/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exposure/#x1)
- Too much sun exposure can burn your skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exposure/#x2)
- Early exposure to books helps children read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exposure/#x3)
- The newspaper's exposure of the cheat shocked everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exposure/#x4)
- Wear a hat to limit exposure to the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exposure/#x5)
- The film camera had 24 exposures. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exposure/#x6)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «exposure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exposure/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«exposure» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exposure.html) on Mova free.