| exposure | the act of subjecting someone to an influencing experience, she denounced the exposure of children to pornography |
| exposure | abandoning without shelter or protection (as by leaving as infant out in the open) |
| exposure | presentation to view in an open or public manner, the exposure of his anger was shocking |
| exposure therapy | a form of behavior therapy in which a survivor confronts feelings or phobias or anxieties about a traumatic event and relives it in the therapy situation |
| reading assignment | the reading of a passage assigned by the teacher |
indecent exposure
public nudity | vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place |
| teaching reading | teaching beginners to read |
| exposure | the act of exposing film to light |
| time exposure | exposure of a film for a relatively long time (more than half a second) |
measurement
measuring
measure
mensuration | the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule, the measurements were carefully done, his mental measurings proved remarkably accurate |
| mental measurement | a generic term used to cover any application of measurement techniques to the quantification of mental functions |
| reading meter reading | the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments, he has a job meter reading for the gas company |
measuring worm
inchworm
looper | small hairless caterpillar having legs on only its front and rear segments, mostly larvae of moths of the family Geometridae |
electric meter
power meter | a meter for measuring the amount of electric power used |
gas meter
gasometer | a meter for measuring the amount of gas flowing through a particular pipe |
| gravimeter gravity meter | a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the earth |
lectern
reading desk | desk or stand with a slanted top used to hold a text at the proper height for a lecturer |
light meter
exposure meter
photometer | photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light |
| measuring cup | graduated cup used to measure liquid or granular ingredients |
measuring instrument
measuring system
measuring device | instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something |
measuring stick
measure
measuring rod | measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals, used as a reference in making measurements |
| meter | any of various measuring instruments for measuring a quantity |
| parking meter | a coin-operated timer located next to a parking space, depositing money into it entitles you to park your car there for a specified length of time |
photograph
photo
exposure
picture pic | a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide, recorded by a camera on light-sensitive material |
| postage meter | meter for bulk mailings that imprints correct prepaid postage on pieces of mail and records the total charge |
| reading lamp | a lamp that provides light for reading |
| reading room | a room set aside for reading |
time-delay measuring instrument
time-delay measuring system | chronoscope for measuring the time difference between two events |
| time exposure | a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time |
| water meter | meter for measuring the quantity of water passing through a particular outlet |
meter
metre
time | rhythm as given by division into parts of equal duration |
| exposure | vulnerability to the elements, to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain, exposure to the weather or they died from exposure, |
| windage wind exposure | exposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance) |
| risk risk of exposure | the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent |
palmistry
palm reading
chiromancy
chirology | telling fortunes by lines on the palm of the hand |
| reading | the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message, his main reading was detective stories, suggestions for further reading |
reading meter reading
indication | a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument, he could not believe the meter reading, the barometer gave clear indications of an approaching storm |
| interpretation reading version | a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something |
| exposure | aspect resulting from the direction a building or window faces, the studio had a northern exposure |
dissemination
airing
public exposure
spreading | the opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate |
heroic verse
heroic meter
heroic | a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes, dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter |
reading
reading material | written material intended to be read, the teacher assigned new readings, he bought some reading material at the airport |
| reading program | a program designed to teach literacy skills |
| play reading | performance of a play by a group of readers |
meter
metre
measure beat cadence | (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
common measure
common meter | the usual (iambic) meter of a ballad |
| reading clinic | a clinic for people with reading disabilities |
| first reading | the first presentation of a bill in a legislature |
| second reading | the second presentation of a bill in a legislature, to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee's report and take a vote (US) |
| reading | a particular interpretation or performance, on that reading it was an insult, he was famous for his reading of Mozart |