Lighting meaning

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The state of being lighted; illumination.
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The method or equipment used to provide artificial illumination.
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The illumination so provided.
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A giving light or being lighted; illumination; ignition.
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The act or process of igniting.
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The distribution of light and shade, as in a painting.
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The art, practice, or manner of using and arranging lights on a stage, film or TV set, etc.
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These lights collectively.
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The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
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The act of activating such equipment, or of igniting a flame etc.
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The process of annealing metals.
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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Origin of lighting

See light

Sentence Examples

  • The lighting was harsh.

  • Darian sensed him and whirled, his eyes lighting up before he looked down.

  • The flames now died down and were lost in the black smoke, now suddenly flared up again brightly, lighting up with strange distinctness the faces of the people crowding at the crossroads.

  • The conference room was silent, the air purified, the lighting perfect.

  • The fire flared brighter, lighting up his body.

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