Ex*po"sure (?;135), n. [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.) The exposing of a
sensitized plate to the action of light.