exposure (Noun) — Vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat, cold, wind or rain. ex. "exposure to the weather" or "they died from exposure"
exposure (Noun) — The act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience. ex. "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"
exposure (Noun) — The disclosure of something secret. ex. "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"
exposure (Noun) — Aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces. ex. "the studio had a northern exposure"
exposure (Noun) — The state of being vulnerable or exposed. ex. "his exposure to ridicule"
exposure (Noun) — The intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate. ex. "he used the wrong exposure"
exposure (Noun) — A static picture taken by a camera, recorded by focussing light onto a light-sensitive surface (usually a sensor in a digital camera, or historically a chemically treated plate or film).
exposure (Noun) — The act of exposing film to light.
exposure (Noun) — Presentation to view in an open or public manner. ex. "the exposure of his anger was shocking"
exposure (Noun) — Abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving an infant out in the open).