Background and Exposure

Background

Background noun - The physical conditions or features that form the setting against which something is viewed.

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Exposure and background are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Exposure" instead a noun "Background".

Exposure noun - The state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful.

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Background and exposure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Background" instead a noun "Exposure".

Nearby Words: expose, exposed, exposition, exposing

simple	simple background	simple exposure
actual	actual background	actual exposure
real	real background	real exposure
blue	blue background	blue exposure
Other adjectives: little, possible, extra, random.

He is later saved from exposure when a Gestapo officer who is investigating his background is killed in a bombing ... moments after the hero leaves the building.

Source: Film / Europa Europa
Your Head A-Splode: A somewhat background event in episode 18 is one stormtrooper's head exploding from exposure to the Warp.

Source: Web Animation / If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device
The fraction of mages among humans is increasing with the millenia-long exposure to background magic and the increasing share of Chud' and Lyud' genes in the population.

Source: Witch Species

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