Meaning of Exposition

English Translation from English to English dictionary online for the word Exposition

1. 1
   n.

   The act of exposing or laying open; a setting out or displaying to public view.

2. 2
   n.

   The act of expounding or of laying open the sense or meaning of an author, or a passage; explanation; interpretation; the sense put upon a passage; a law, or the like, by an interpreter; hence, a work containing explanations or interpretations; a commentary.

3. 3
   n.

   Situation or position with reference to direction of view or accessibility to influence of sun, wind, etc.; exposure; as, an easterly exposition; an exposition to the sun.

4. 4
   n.

   A public exhibition or show, as of industrial and artistic productions; as, the Paris Exposition of 1878.

5. 5
   n.

   The act of exposing or laying open; a setting out or displaying to public view.

6. 6
   n.

   The act of expounding or of laying open the sense or meaning of an author, or a passage; explanation; interpretation; the sense put upon a passage; a law, or the like, by an interpreter; hence, a work containing explanations or interpretations; a commentary.

7. 7
   n.

   Situation or position with reference to direction of view or accessibility to influence of sun, wind, etc.; exposure; as, an easterly exposition; an exposition to the sun.

8. 8
   n.

   A public exhibition or show, as of industrial and artistic productions; as, the Paris Exposition of 1878.