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Vinony

exposed

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈspoʊzd/

adj

  1. 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)”

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of expose

    “The film was not exposed to sufficient light.”

    “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.”