exposephoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphoneticverb [T]
1. to make able to be seen; to leave without protection; to uncover

exposurephoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticPhoneticphoneticnoun
      You should always limit your exposure to (=the amount of time you
    leave your skin without protection against) the sun. [U]
    All the members of the expedition to the South Pole died of exposure
    (=from being without protection against the cold). [U]

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