English-Thai Dictionary

exposure

N การ เปิดเผย หรือ นำ แสดงออก  exposal exhoibition disclosure

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EXPOSURE

n.s as z. [from expose. ] The act of exposing or laying open. 1. The state of being laid open to view, to danger or to any inconvenience; as exposure to observation; exposure to cold, or to the air; exposure to censure.
2. The situation of a place in regard to points of compass, or to a free access of air or light. We say, a building or a garden or a wall has a northern or a southern exposure. We speak of its exposure or exposition to a free current of air, or to the access of light.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

EXPOSURE

Ex *po "sure (;135 ), n. Etym: [From Expose. ]

 

1. The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or setting out to reprobation or contempt. The exposure of Fuller. .. put an end to the practices of that vile tribe. Macaulay.

 

2. The state of being exposed or laid open or bare; openness to danger; accessibility to anything that may affect, especially detrimentally; as, exposure to observation, to cold to inconvenience. When we have our naked frailties hid, That suffer in exposure. Shak.

 

3. Position as to points of compass, or to influences of climate, etc. "Under a southern exposure. Evelyn. The best exposure of the two for woodcocks. Sir. W. Scott.

 

4. (Photog. )

 

Defn: The exposing of a sensitized plate to the action of light.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

exposure

ex po sure |ikˈspōZHər ɪkˈspoʊʒər | ▶noun 1 the state of being exposed to contact with something: the dangers posed by exposure to asbestos. • a physical condition resulting from being outside in severe weather conditions without adequate protection: he died of exposure at 8,000 feet. • experience of something: his exposure to the banking system. • the action of exposing a photographic film to light or other radiation: a camera that would give a picture immediately after exposure | trial exposures made with a UV filter. • the quantity of light or other radiation reaching a photographic film, as determined by shutter speed and lens aperture. • the action of placing oneself at risk of financial losses, e.g., through making loans, granting credit, or underwriting insurance. 2 the revelation of an identity or fact, esp. one that is concealed or likely to arouse disapproval: she took her life for fear of exposure as a spy. • the publicizing of information or an event: scientific findings receive regular exposure in the media. 3 the direction in which a building faces; an outlook: the exposure is perfect —a gentle slope to the southwest. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from expose, on the pattern of words such as enclosure .

 

exposure meter

ex po sure me ter |ɪkˈspoʊʒər | ▶noun another term for light meter.

 

Oxford Dictionary

exposure

ex |pos ¦ure |ɪkˈspəʊʒə, ɛk- | ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the state of having no protection from something harmful: the dangers posed by exposure to asbestos. • a physical condition resulting from being outside in severe weather without adequate protection: they were suffering from exposure. • experience of something: his exposure to the banking system. • the action of placing oneself at risk of financial losses, e.g. through making loans or underwriting insurance. 2 the revelation of something secret, especially something embarrassing or damaging: she took her life for fear of exposure as a spy. • the publicizing of information or an event: scientific findings receive regular exposure in the media. 3 the action of exposing a photographic film to light: a camera which would give a picture immediately after exposure | [ count noun ] : trial exposures made with a UV filter. • [ count noun ] the quantity of light reaching a photographic film, as determined by shutter speed and lens aperture. 4 [ count noun ] the direction in which a building faces; an outlook: the exposure is perfect —a gentle slope to the south-west. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from expose, on the pattern of words such as enclosure .

 

exposure meter

ex |pos ¦ure meter ▶noun Photography a light meter.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

exposure

exposure noun 1 the exposure of the lizard's vivid blue tongue: revealing, revelation, uncovering, baring, laying bare. 2 exposure to harmful chemicals: subjection, vulnerability, laying open. 3 suffering from exposure: hypothermia, cold, frostbite. 4 exposure to great literature: introduction to, experience of /with, contact with, familiarity with, acquaintance with, awareness of. 5 the exposure of a banking scandal: uncovering, revelation, disclosure, unveiling, unmasking, discovery, detection; denunciation, condemnation. 6 we're getting a lot of exposure: publicity, coverage, publicizing, advertising, public interest /attention, media interest /attention, ink; informal hype, face time. 7 a southern exposure: outlook, aspect, view; position, setting, location.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

exposure

exposure noun 1 the exposure of the lizard's vivid blue tongue alarms the attacker: revealing, revelation, uncovering, presentation; baring, laying bare, stripping, denudation. 2 injuries resulting from exposure to harmful chemicals: subjection, submission, vulnerability, laying open. ANTONYMS protection from. 3 the only survivor was suffering from exposure: frostbite, cold, hypothermia. 4 exposure to great literature: introduction, presentation; experience of, contact with, familiarity with, conversance /conversancy with, acquaintance with, awareness of, insight into. 5 the exposure of a banking scandal: uncovering, revelation, showing, display, exhibition, disclosure, manifestation, unveiling, unmasking; discovery, unearthing, rooting out, divulgence; denunciation, condemnation; detection, betrayal; exposé, publication, publishing. 6 we're getting a lot of exposure for our new act: publicity, publicizing, advertising, advertisement; public attention, public notice, public interest, the public eye, media interest /attention, the limelight; dissemination, broadcasting, airing; informal hype. 7 the exposure is perfect —a gentle slope to the south-west: outlook, aspect, view, frontage, direction; position, setting, location.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

exposure

ex po sure /ɪkspóʊʒə r /→expose 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 【危険 風雨などに 】さらされること , 野ざらし ; 【考え方 文化などに 】触れること , 影響されること «to » (!具体例ではan ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ long exposure to sunlight 日光に長時間さらされること ▸ That was my first exposure to jazz .それが私のジャズとの出会いでした 2 U C 暴露 , 摘発 ; «…であることの » 発覚 , 露顕 «as » ▸ the exposure of a spy スパイの摘発 ▸ the exposure of personal information 個人情報の暴露 3 U (テレビ 新聞などで )取り上げられること (publicity )▸ The incident got a lot of exposure on the Internet .その事件はインターネットで大々的に取り上げられた 4 U 低体温 (症 ) 〘外で長期間低温にさらされた状態 〙.5 U C 〘写 〙露出 [露光 ]時間 ; 露光部分 ; (カメラのフィルム )1こま , 1枚 ▸ 24 exposures 24枚撮り 6 〖単数形で 〗(家などの )向き ▸ a house with a southern exposure 南向きの家 7 U C (隠れていた物 感情などを )さらけ出すこと, 露出 .8 U C 〘商 〙損失可能状態 .～́ m è ter 〘写 〙露出 [露光 ]計 .