Results for exposure

Definitions of exposure:

part of speech: noun

Act of exposing or laying open or bare: state of being laid open or bare: openness to danger: position with regard to the sun, influence of climate, etc.

part of speech: noun

The state of being laid open to danger or inconvenience; situation of a place in regard to the points of the compass, or to sun and air; the laying open the character or conduct of any one; the act of exposing anything.

part of speech: noun

The act of revealing, as a crime; the state of being open or subject to attack; situation; aspect.

Usage examples for exposure:

• I think if I give it five minutes' exposure that ought to do the deed. "The Luckiest Girl in the School", Angela Brazil

• Even if I were guilty, do you think I would be afraid of exposure from you? "Counsel for the Defense", Leroy Scott

• Give air occasionally to the plants under hand- glasses and on hotbeds, or they will suffer as much for want of it, as they would have done by an exposure to the cold. "The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,", Mary Eaton

• They must strike now, or never- the exposure could be but a matter of a few hours off! "The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale", Frank L. Packard