Meaning of light | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Honorific alternative letter-case form of light, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
   alt-of, honorific
2. A surname.
3. Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light
4. Honorific alternative letter-case form of light, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context
5. A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
6. Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
   uncountable
7. A place name:
8. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Arkansas, United States.
9. Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation)
10. A surname
11. See lights (“lungs”).
12. Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
    broadly, countable, uncountable
13. To provide information about or clarify (something).
14. lumen
15. An unincorporated community in Maries County, Missouri, United States.
16. Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength
17. A place name: An unincorporated community in Greene County, Arkansas, United States. An unincorporated community in Maries County, Missouri, United States. A local government area north of Adelaide South Australia, named after the River Light; in full, Light Regional Council. A river in the Mid North region, South Australia, named after William Light; in full, the River Light
18. A low-alcohol lager.
    Australia, uncountable
19. Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
    broadly, countable, uncommon, uncountable
20. In consideration of; in relationship to.
21. brightness, intelligence
22. A local government area north of Adelaide South Australia, named after the River Light; in full, Light Regional Council.
23. A source of illumination
24. An unincorporated community in Greene County, Arkansas, United States
25. A member of the light cavalry.
    historical
26. A source of illumination.
    countable
27. To urge or move to action.
28. focus, point of view, understanding
29. A river in the Mid North region, South Australia, named after William Light; in full, the River Light.
30. A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit
31. An unincorporated community in Maries County, Missouri, United States
32. A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
    countable, uncountable
33. The prospect of success, relief, or escape after strenuous effort.
34. electric power
35. The 24th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
36. A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
    countable, uncountable
37. To attack verbally or physically; assail.
38. Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
    countable, figuratively, uncountable
39. To leave hastily; run off.
40. Facts; pieces of information; ideas, concepts.
    archaic, countable, in-plural, uncountable
41. the study of the chemical effects of light in the violet and ultraviolet wavelengths. — actinologic, actinological, adj.
    adj
42. A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
    countable, uncountable
43. the measurement of the heating power of light in the violet and ultraviolet range. — actinometrist, n. — actinometric, actinometrical, adj.
    n
44. The manner in which the light strikes a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; opposed to shade.
    countable, uncountable
45. the ratio between the light reflected from a surf ace and the total light falling upon that surf ace, as the albedo of the moon.
46. A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
    countable, uncountable
47. double refraction; the separation of light into two unequally refracted, polarized rays, as by some crystals. — birefringent, adj.
    adj
48. A flame or something used to create fire.
    countable, uncountable
49. A cigarette lighter.
    countable, slang, uncountable
50. A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
    countable, uncountable
51. A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
    countable, uncountable
52. The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
    countable, uncountable
53. A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
    countable, informal, uncountable
54. Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
    countable, uncountable
55. The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
    countable, uncountable
56. The brightness of the eye or eyes.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings.”

“Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.”

“Here the stripped panelling was warmly gold and the pictures, mostly of the English school, were mellow and gentle in the afternoon light.”

“[Rural solar plant] schemes are of little help to industry or other heavy users of electricity. Nor is solar power yet as cheap as the grid. For all that, the rapid arrival of electric light to Indian villages is long overdue. When the national grid suffers its next huge outage, as it did in July 2012 when hundreds of millions were left in the dark, look for specks of light in the villages.”

“When the studio light is on, I am recording my evening show.”

“black light”

“It’s everywhere. At this moment, as you sit quietly reading this book, you are awash in it. At work, it’s emanating from your electronic devices; step outside for lunch, and the sun bathes you in it. You may receive an extra dose of it when you visit your doctor, pass through security at the airport, or drive through city streets, but minuscule amounts of it are with you always. You cannot see, hear, smell, or feel it, but there is never a single second when it is not flying through your body. Too much of it will kill you, but without it you wouldn’t live a year. “Invisible light” seems like a contradiction. Like Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence,” it’s an oxymoron. We think of light, by definition, as something seen, something that enables our seeing, illuminating the darkness. Unlike dogs, who sniff in order to “get” what an object is, we depend on vision above all our other senses. We rely on light to tell us about our surroundings. But just as there are frequencies of sound audible to other animals that we cannot hear, there is a whole world of light outside our range of vision, a world that is humming with activity. Though we rarely think about this invisible world, our way of life depends on it. It’s because of invisible light that you can do things such as send a text message, use GPS to find your way to a friend’s house, listen to the radio, or microwave a frozen pizza. Invisible light shows us things we would never otherwise see, including our own skeletons and brains and the history of our universe. I was reminded of just how much we rely on invisible light, and how mysterious it remains to us, during a visit from my sister and her family. It was a lazy summer afternoon, and we were sprawled across a few couches sharing a bowl of popcorn. My niece, her shoulders crimson after a day outdoors, was chatting on her cell phone, holding up a promising finger to her mother, who was scolding her for not using sunscreen. My brother-in-law, meanwhile, was asking my opinion on an article he’d read proposing that Wi-Fi be banned in schools because of its dangers. We were all depending on invisible light (for the microwave popcorn, the cell-phone service) while being concerned that it might harm us (sunburn, mysterious Wi-Fi health threats) and confused about what to do to protect ourselves. We need it, and it surrounds us, yet we remain uneasy about living with invisible light, partly because we fear what is unknown. After all, most of us don’t know much about “all the light we cannot see.” This book aims to change that. My hope is to expose the hidden side of the spectrum, to make the invisible (at least temporarily) visible and vivid to you.”

“Put that light out!”

“And the light ſhineth in darkneſſe, and the darkneſſe compꝛehended it not.”

“He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ, the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.”

“We turned off all the lights and went to sleep.”

“The ceiling lights were off, but I knew the narrow light spilling from the lamp on my bureau would be enough for her to see the pale red marks on my chest, which had been fading for so long they had gone back to being shiny again.”

“To get to our house, turn right at the third light.”

“Can you throw any light on this problem?”

“He shall never know / That I had any light of this from thee.”

“Greatly interested in these differences—some of them so great that they led me to seek exchanges of light with Englishmen—I looked for some work that would describe and account for them with a show of completeness, and perhaps depict the process of their origin.”

“Now these notions are twofold, actions or habits[…], which are durable lights and notions, which we may use when we will.”

“"Well, there's her statement of her case, and according to her lights, it's a just one. She's got a slum-bred mind."”

“Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement.”

“Joan of Arc, a light of ancient France”

“I'm really seeing you in a different light today.”

“Magoon's governorship in Cuba was viewed in a negative light by many Cuban historians for years thereafter.”

“Frequent consideration of a thing […] shows it in its several lights and various ways of appearance.”

“Thy ſteddy Temper, Portius, Can look on Guilt, Rebellion, Fraud, and Cæſar, In the calm Lights of mild Philoſophy; […]”

“Now if there was one thing that the animals were completely certain of, it was that they did not want Jones back. When it was put to them in this light, they had no more to say.”

“"There will, I expect, be many such - possibly whole cities in flames - when we consider how many folk may have dropped with lights in their hands."”

“Hey, buddy, you got a light?”

“a Bengal light”

“This facade has eight south-facing lights.”

“The average length of a light on a 15×15 grid is 7 or 8.”

“The duke yet would have dark deeds darkly answered; he would never bring them to light.”

“My heart panteth, my strength faileth me: as for the light of mine eies, it also is gone from me.”

“He seemed to find his way without his eyes; / For out o'door he went without their helps, / And, to the last, bended their light on me.”

“We crossed to the pub on the corner of Carlisle Street and I ordered two schooners of old for him and one of light for me.”

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