Exposure vs Message - What's the difference?
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(senseid)(uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.
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, title= (countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.
(uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
* 1993 , (Paul Chadwick), The Ugly Boy , Dark Horse Books
(senseid)(photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
(photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
(photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
(gardening) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.
A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
* Bible, Judges iii. 20
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4
, passage=No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.}}
An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)
, title= To send a message to; to transmit a message to, as text via a cell phone.
To send (something) as a message; usually refers to electronic messaging.
To send a message or messages; to be capable of sending messages.
(obsolete) To bear as a message.
Exposure is a related term of message.
As nouns the difference between exposure and message
is that exposure is (senseid)(uncountable) the condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected while message is a communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.As a verb message is
to send a message to; to transmit a message to, as text via a cell phone.exposure
English
(wikipedia exposure)Noun
Obama goes troll-hunting, passage=The solitary, lumbering trolls of Scandinavian mythology would sometimes be turned to stone by exposure to sunlight. Barack Obama is hoping that several measures announced on June 4th will have a similarly paralysing effect on their modern incarnation, the patent troll.}}
- As all of you know, a great tragedy occurred yesterday. Arthur Harcourt died of exposure sometimes in the morning in the woods off Mount Tom Road.
Derived terms
* double exposure * multiple exposure * time exposuremessage
English
(message) (old-fashioned definitions)Noun
(en noun)- I have a message from God unto thee.
Travels and travails, passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message : America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.}}
Usage notes
In Ireland, Scotland and Northern England, messages (plural) can mean "groceries, shopping".Derived terms
* instant message * text messageAbbreviations
* msgVerb
- Just message me for directions.
- I messaged her about the concert.
- She messaged me the information yesterday.
- Please message the final report by fax.
- We've implemented a new messaging service.
- The runaway computer program was messaging non-stop.