Dictionary Check: exposure

"exposure" is a valid word!

Scrabble 17 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

noun

vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain

Example: "exposure to the weather"
noun

the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience

Example: "she denounced the exposure of children to pornography"
noun

the disclosure of something secret

Example: "they feared exposure of their campaign plans"
noun

aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces

Example: "the studio had a northern exposure"
noun

the state of being vulnerable or exposed

Example: "his vulnerability to litigation"
Synonyms:
noun

the intensity of light falling on a photographic film or plate

Example: "he used the wrong exposure"

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