exposed

English

Pronunciation

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Adjective

exposed

1. (usually followed by to) Open (especially to something), unconcealed and/or unprotected (and therefore vulnerable, susceptible).

   exposed to light; exposed to water; exposed to abuse; exposed to danger

   an exposed path (trail, etc) up the mountain (one with a drop-off on one or both sides)

   The monastery perched on an exposed cliff.

   The soldiers needed to find cover fast. Their current position was very exposed.

   The bike chain is open and exposed to tough environmental conditions such as temperature changes, humidity, rain, dirt and road salt.

   exposed beam

   exposed brick (left uncovered, either due to incomplete construction or deliberately for aesthetic effect)

Derived terms

• exposed beam
• exposed brick
• exposedly
• exposedness
• exposed services
• nonexposed
• overexposed
• preexposed
• semiexposed
• time-exposed
• underexposed
• unexposed

Translations

open and unprotected

• Arabic: مَكْشُوف (makšūf), مُعَرَّض (muʕarraḍ)
• Bulgarian: открит (bg) (otkrit), незащитен (bg) (nezaštiten)
• Georgian: მოწყვლადი (moc̣q̇vladi)
• German: ausgesetzt (de)
• Irish: argail
• Latin: patens
• Macedonian: и́зложен (ízložen)
• Maori: hōrakerake (open to the weather), tūwherawhera, whakamāeaea
• Polish: wystawiony (pl) m, odsłonięty m
• Spanish: expuesto (es), expósito (es)

Verb

exposed

1. simple past and past participle of expose

   The film was not exposed to sufficient light.

   • 2014 April 21, “Subtle effects”, in The Economist, volume 411, number 8884:

     Manganism has been known about since the 19th century, when miners exposed to ores containing manganese, a silvery metal, began to totter, slur their speech and behave like someone inebriated. […] Nowadays workers are exposed to far lower doses and manganism is rare.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English exposed.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.kisˈpo(w).ze.d͡ʒi/ [ˌɛ.kisˈpo(ʊ̯).ze.d͡ʒi], /ˌɛksˈpo(w).zed͡ʒ/ [ˌɛksˈpo(ʊ̯).zed͡ʒ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.kisˈpo(w).ze.d͡ʒi/ [ˌɛ.kisˈpo(ʊ̯).ze.d͡ʒi], /ˌɛksˈpo(w).zed͡ʒ/ [ˌɛksˈpo(ʊ̯).zed͡ʒ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.kiʃˈpo(w).ze.d͡ʒi/ [ˌɛ.kiʃˈpo(ʊ̯).ze.d͡ʒi], /ˌɛkʃˈpo(w).zed͡ʒ/ [ˌɛkʃˈpo(ʊ̯).zed͡ʒ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛksˈpo(w).zed͡ʒ/ [ˌɛksˈpo(ʊ̯).zed͡ʒ], /ˌɛ.kisˈpo(w).ze.d͡ʒi/ [ˌɛ.kisˈpo(ʊ̯).ze.d͡ʒi]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛkʃˈpo(w).zɨd/ [ˌɛkʃˈpo(w).zɨð]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛkʃˈpo(w).zɨd/ [ˌɛkʃˈpo(w).zɨð]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛkʃˈpow.zɨd/ [ˌɛkʃˈpow.zɨð]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛkʃˈpo.zɨd/ [ˌɛkʃˈpo.zɨð]

Noun

exposed m (plural exposeds)

1. (Brazil) exposé (a piece of media publicly revealing withheld information)