different between exposure vs moonburn

English

Etymology

expose +? -ure

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?k?spo???/

Noun

exposure (countable and uncountable, plural exposures)

2. (uncountable) The condition of being exposed, uncovered, or unprotected.

3. (uncountable) Lack of protection from weather or the elements.
   • 1993, Paul Chadwick, The Ugly Boy, Dark Horse Books

     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.

4. The act of exposing something, such as a scandal.
5. (countable, uncountable) That part which is facing or exposed to something, e.g. the sun, weather, sky, or a view.

7. (photography) An instance of taking a photograph.
8. (photography) The piece of film exposed to light.
9. (photography) Details of the time and f-number used.
10. (horticulture) The amount of sun, wind etc. experienced by a particular site.

Derived terms

Translations

English

Etymology

moon +? burn, by analogy with sunburn.

Noun

moonburn (countable and uncountable, plural moonburns)

1. (humorous) A hypothetical burn on the skin caused by excess exposure to moonlight.
   • 1995, "Moonlight Causes Slight Warming on Earth, Study Finds", Los Angeles Times, 10 March 1995:

     Researchers say the light of the full moon causes the Earth to heat up, ever so slightly. "Moonburn is not a problem," climate expert Robert C. Balling said.

   • 1996, Jeff Klinkenberg, "An Uneasy Balance", St. Petersburg Times, 28 January 1996:

     "Last night, the moon was so bright I could have gotten a moonburn," he says.

   • 2005, Marc Zvi Brettler, How to Read the Bible, Jewish Publication Society (2005), ?ISBN, page 165:

     Colon A ("By day the sun will not strike you") makes sense, given the strong Mediterranean sun. But to the best of my knowledge, no one has ever suffered moonburn.

   • 2006, Linton Weeks, "Washington Coverup", The Washington Post, 1 August 2006:

     Her husband, Walker, 38, laughs and says Teresa might start carrying one at night to protect against "moonburn."

   • 2010 May 24, Lee Aronsohn, Steven Molaro & Steve Holland, "The Lunar Excitation", episode 3-23 of The Big Bang Theory, 00:00:

     Sheldon Cooper: I should have brought an umbrella.
     

     Leonard Hofstadter: What for? It's not gonna rain.
     

     Sheldon Cooper: I know that. But with skin as fair as mine, moonburn is a real possibility.
     

See also

• rainburn