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  • 91light trap — noun 1. a. : a passageway (as for a photographic darkroom) provided with double doors, curtains, or bends to allow passage of a person while excluding light b. : a device (as for a photographic apparatus) that allows free passage of air or… …

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  • 92light up — verb 1. start to burn with a bright flame (Freq. 1) The coal in the BBQ grill finally lit up • Hypernyms: ↑erupt, ↑ignite, ↑catch fire, ↑take fire, ↑combust, ↑conflagrate …

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  • 93Light tube (disambiguation) — A light tube is used for transporting natural or artificial light for illumination.Light tube may also refer to: * Waveguide (optics), a device for light transport in photonic devices * Fluorescent lamp, a tubular light emitting deviceee also*… …

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  • 94light box — noun : a device for providing a strong uniform light on a surface (as for examining negatives or transparencies) * * * a boxlike object having a uniformly lighted surface, as of ground glass, against which films or transparencies can be held for… …

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  • 95light the lamp —    (of a prostitute)    to accept customers    The brothel s sign is a red lamp:     She confided in me that she had lit the lamp four hundred times, in one week, in her Casita. (Londres, 1928, in translation) …

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  • 96lamp holder — noun : an electric lamp socket * * * lamp holder, Especially British. a socket for an electric light bulb …

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  • 97light bulb — Synonyms and related words: candle, electric light bulb, fire, flame, glim, illuminant, illuminator, incandescent body, lamp, lantern, light, light source, luminant, luminary, match, moon, source of light, stars, sun, taper, torch …

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  • 98light globe — /ˈlaɪt gloʊb/ (say luyt glohb) noun a common type of incandescent lamp in which light is produced by the passage of electricity through a filament of material which impedes its flow, thus generating heat and light, the filament being set in a… …

  • 99light meter — Synonyms and related words: ASA exposure index, ASA scale, British candle, DIN number, Hefner candle, Scheiner scale, bougie decimale, candle, candle lumen, candle power, candle foot, candle hour, candle meter, decimal candle, exposure, exposure… …

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  • 100light — I. n. 1. Medium of vision. 2. Diffusion of luminous rays. 3. Daybreak, sunrise, dawn, daylight, break of day, peep of day. 4. Candle, lamp, taper. 5. Instruction, knowledge, information, comprehension, insight. 6. Illustration, explanation,… …

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