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lighting

light·ing
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lahy-ting]
    • /ˈlaɪ tɪŋ/
    • /ˈlaɪ.tɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahy-ting]
    • /ˈlaɪ tɪŋ/

Definitions of lighting word

  • noun lighting something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light. 1
  • noun lighting Physics. Also called luminous energy, radiant energy. electromagnetic radiation to which the organs of sight react, ranging in wavelength from about 400 to 700 nm and propagated at a speed of 186,282 mi./sec (299,972 km/sec), considered variously as a wave, corpuscular, or quantum phenomenon. a similar form of radiant energy that does not affect the retina, as ultraviolet or infrared rays. 1
  • noun lighting the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of sight. 1
  • noun lighting an illuminating agent or source, as the sun, a lamp, or a beacon. 1
  • noun lighting the radiance or illumination from a particular source: the light of a candle. 1
  • noun lighting the illumination from the sun; daylight: We awoke at the first light. 1
See all 62 definitions of lighting

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Origin of lighting

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English lightinge, Old English līhting. See light1, -ing1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Lighting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lighting

lighting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for lighting

noun lighting

  • light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
  • flame — burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
  • brilliance — great brightness; radiance
  • brightness — the condition of being bright
  • fire — combustion
All 10 Synonyms of lighting

Antonyms for lighting

noun lighting

  • darkness — the state or quality of being dark: The room was in total darkness.
Just one Antonym for lighting

Related words

  • backlighting

    Movies, Television. a light source placed behind an actor, object, or scene to create a highlight that separates the subject from the background.

  • bounce light

    Also, bounce lighting. light that is bounced off a reflective surface onto the subject in order to achieve a softer lighting effect.

  • cove lighting

    indirect lighting directed upward from an interior cornice or the like toward a cove at the edge of the ceiling.

  • dim-out

    a reduction or concealment of night lighting in wartime to make the source less visible to an enemy from the air or sea.

  • direct lighting

    lighting in which most of the light is cast directly from the fixture or source to the illumined area.

  • limelight

    Theater. (formerly) a lighting unit for spotlighting the front of the stage, producing illumination by means of a flame of mixed gases directed at a cylinder of lime and having a special lens for concentrating the light in a strong beam. the light so produced. Chiefly British. a lighting unit, especially a spotlight.
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