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Exposure Pronunciation
Exposure is pronounced ik-SPOH-zher, IPA /ɪkˈspoʊʒɝ/.
ik-SPOH-zher
US /ɪkˈspoʊʒɝ/ · UK /ɛkˈspəʊʒə/
Syllables: ik · SPOH · zher (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun: The state of being left unprotected, or the amount of light let onto film or a sensor.
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Exposure in a Sentence
- Two of the climbers were treated for exposure.
- The second exposure came out far too dark.
- The report gave the issue its first public exposure.
Common Mispronunciations of Exposure
Not ik-SPOH-syoor
The su in the middle is the zh of leisure, with no y glide surviving in it.
Not EK-spoh-zher
The middle beat holds all the volume and the ending is a weak zher.
Tip: Expose closes on a buzzed z, and exposure turns that z into the zh of measure.
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