expose to light

  • 11expose — ex|pose [ ık spouz ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to fail to protect someone or something from something harmful or dangerous: expose someone/something to something: Many of the soldiers had been exposed to radiation. Why do we still sunbathe when we… …

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  • 12light — Synonyms and related words: ASA scale, Anschauung, British candle, Hefner candle, Mickey Mouse, Paphian, Scheiner scale, Very flare, abuse, accented, account, acquaintance, active, aerial, aeriform, aery, agile, airish, airlike, airy, alabaster,… …

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  • 13expose — /əkˈspoʊz / (say uhk spohz), /ɛk / (say ek ) verb (t) (exposed, exposing) 1. to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one s character to attack. 2. to lay open to something specified: to expose oneself… …

  • 14light — I n 1. illumination, luminescence, luminosity, radiation, shining, beaming, gleaming; luminousness, brilliance, radiance, lambency, luster, shine, effulgence; irradiation, glow, glowing, fluorescence, in candescence, phosphorescence; brightness,… …

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  • 15expose — transitive verb (exposed; exposing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French exposer, from Latin exponere to set forth, explain (perfect indicative exposui), from ex + ponere to put, place more at position Date: 15th century 1. a. to deprive… …

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  • 16expose — verb 1》 make (something) visible by uncovering it.     ↘(expose oneself) publicly and indecently display one s genitals. 2》 (often expose someone to) subject to possible harm or risk.     ↘leave (a child) in the open to die. 3》 (expose someone… …

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  • 17expose — 01. When Sam lifted up the rock at the beach, he [exposed] many different kinds of sea animals living underneath. 02. The documentary [exposed] political corruption. 03. If you [expose] your film to light, it will ruin it. 04. The old man was… …

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  • 18Light leak — A light leak, commonly associated with Holga model cameras, is an area within a camera where light is able to seep, or leak , in, causing the film to over expose. Within most cameras, this is considered a major problem, usually remedied through… …

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  • 19expose — Synonyms and related words: advertise, air, apocalypse, attaint, awaken, bare, baring, belie, bespatter, betray, blacken, blot, blow sky high, blow up, blow upon, brand, brandish, break the seal, break the spell, bring to light, broadcast, burst… …

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  • 20expose — v.tr. 1 leave uncovered or unprotected, esp. from the weather. 2 (foll. by to) cause to be liable to or in danger of (was exposed to great danger). 3 (as exposed adj.) a (foll. by to) open to; unprotected from (exposed to the east). b vulnerable …

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