exposure

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The exposure of Fuller . . . put an end to the practices of that vile tribe. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

When we have our naked frailties hid,
That suffer in exposure. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Position as to points of compass, or to influences of climate, etc. “Under a southern exposure.” Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

The best exposure of the two for woodcocks. Sir. W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Photog.) The exposing of a sensitized plate to the action of light. [ 1913 Webster ]