{
    "term": "exposure",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the state of being in a place or situation where there is no protection from something harmful or unpleasant",
            "sensetop": "exposure (to something)",
            "labels": "(finance)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "prolonged exposure to harmful radiation"
                },
                {
                    "text": "At high exposures, the chemical can affect the liver and kidneys."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the company’s exposure on the foreign exchange markets *(= to the risk of making financial losses)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Banks will seek to minimize their exposure to risk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The report recommends people to avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight."
                },
                {
                    "text": "human exposure to asbestos"
                },
                {
                    "text": "long-term human exposure to mercury"
                },
                {
                    "text": "prenatal exposure to cigarette smoke"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["high", "massive", "maximum"],
                "verb + exposure": ["receive", "suffer", "suffer from"],
                "preposition": ["exposure to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the fact of having the true facts about somebody/something told after they have been hidden because they are bad, dishonest or illegal",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "his exposure as a liar and a fraud"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the exposure of illegal currency deals"
                },
                {
                    "text": "full exposure of the links between government officials and the arms trade"
                },
                {
                    "text": "There were damaging exposures of the government's own practices."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "the fact of being discussed or mentioned on television, in newspapers, etc.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her new movie has had a lot of exposure in the media."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He receives regular exposure in the papers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The magazine aims to give exposure to the work of women artists."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a would-be television personality who is constantly trying to get media exposure"
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["media", "press", "television"],
                "verb + exposure": ["give somebody/​something", "provide", "gain"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "the fact of experiencing something new or different",
            "sensetop": "exposure to something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We try to give our children exposure to other cultures."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "a medical condition caused by being out in very cold weather for too long without protection",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Two climbers were brought in suffering from exposure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Three of the men died of exposure."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Health problems"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "the length of time for which light is allowed into the camera when taking a photograph",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "I used a long exposure for this one."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "a length of film in a camera that is used to take a photograph",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There were three exposures left on the roll of film."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "the act of showing something that is usually hidden",
            "examples": [],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["full", "public"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspəʊʒə(r)/",
                "audio": "ex/exposure/exposure__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ɪkˈspəʊʒər/",
                "audio": "ex/exposure/exposure__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 17th cent.: from expose, on the pattern of words such as enclosure."
}