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Meaning of lightbox | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A box containing a source of light and a white, translucent cover, used to view photographic transparencies.
  2. A box containing fluorescent tubes or LED technology, used to treat people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and circadian rhythm disorders.
  3. A kind of pop-up that is overlaid across a web page while the rest of the content is dimmed.
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  4. A backbox.
  5. A device used in phreaking that indicates when a telephone line is in use by means of a light.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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