cold light

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld lahyt]
- /koʊld laɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kohld lahyt]
- /koʊld laɪt/

Definitions of cold light words

noun cold light light emitted at low temperatures from a source that is not incandescent, such as fluorescence, phosphorescence, bioluminescence, or triboluminescence 3
noun cold light light not accompanied by the heat of combustion or incandescence, as phosphorescent light 3
noun cold light light emitted by a source that is not incandescent, as from a firefly. 1

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Origin of cold light

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Cold light

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cold light popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cold light usage trend in Literature

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