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| flare |
a device used for signaling or illumination that produces a bright light, usu. by combustion. [1/8 definitions] |
| flash |
a photographic device for producing brief illumination of a subject; flash bulb; flash gun. [1/17 definitions] |
| foot-candle |
a unit of illumination equal to that produced by one candela at a distance of one foot, or to one lumen per square foot. |
| gaslight |
a lamp that is used for burning gas, esp. for illumination. [1/3 definitions] |
| gibbous |
of a planet or the moon, rounded outward at both edges; between half full and full in illumination. |
| illuminance |
the intensity of light per unit of area on a surface exposed to light; illumination. |
| lamp |
something that provides mental illumination, such as a person's wisdom. [1/3 definitions] |
| langley |
a unit of illumination used for measuring solar radiation, equal to one small calorie per square centimeter. |
| light1 |
any source of illumination, such as a lamp, or the illumination thus produced. [2/13 definitions] |
| lighting |
type and arrangement of artificial illumination and the effects it creates. [2/3 definitions] |
| low beam |
the dimmer setting for the headlights on a vehicle, providing short-range illumination. |
| lux |
a unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square meter. |
| phase |
one of the stages of the moon or inferior planets as they change their relation to the sun, as manifested by their degree of illumination. [1/4 definitions] |
| shadow |
the image cast on some surface by a person or thing blocking the light of the sun or another source of illumination. [1/12 definitions] |
| torchier |
a floor lamp that casts light upward to give indirect illumination. |
| zodiacal light |
a faint band of illumination along the ecliptic, often visible in the west just after sunset or in the east just before sunrise, that is thought to be caused by the reflection of sunlight from a cloud of particles around the sun. |
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