streak of light
1Streak camera — A streak camera is an instrument for measuring the variation in a pulse of light s intensity with time. They are used to measure the pulse duration of some ultrafast laser systems, and for applications such as time resolved spectroscopy and LIDAR …
2streak — n. & v. n. 1 a long thin usu. irregular line or band, esp. distinguished by colour (black with red streaks; a streak of light above the horizon). 2 a strain or element in a person s character (has a streak of mischief). 3 a spell or series (a… …
3streak — 1. noun 1) a streak of light Syn: band, line, strip, stripe, vein, slash, ray, smear 2) a streak of self destructiveness Syn: element, vein, strain …
4light — 1. Illumination. Ao, lama, malama, kukui. ♦ Electric light, kukui uila. ♦ Daylight, ao, eleao. ♦ Faint streak of light, hilo. ♦ Dazzling light, hulili. ♦ Light with a torch, aulama. ♦ Light color, fair, halakea. ♦ Light of… …
5streak — [strēk] n. [ME streke < OE strica: for IE base see STRIKE] 1. a line or long, thin mark; stripe or smear, generally differing in color or texture from the surrounding area 2. a ray of light or a flash, as of lightning 3. a vein or stratum of a …
6Streak (mineralogy) — The streak (also called powder color) of a mineral is the color of the powder produced when it is dragged across an unweathered surface. Unlike the apparent color of a mineral, which for most minerals can vary considerably, the trail of finely… …
7light — Synonyms and related words: ASA scale, Anschauung, British candle, Hefner candle, Mickey Mouse, Paphian, Scheiner scale, Very flare, abuse, accented, account, acquaintance, active, aerial, aeriform, aery, agile, airish, airlike, airy, alabaster,… …
8streak — Synonyms and related words: X ray, actinic ray, actinism, animus, antelope, aptitude, arrow, atomic beam, atomic ray, band, bar, beam, beam of light, belt, bent, bespangle, bespeckle, bespot, bezel, bias, blaze, blaze a trail, blemish, blotch,… …
9streak — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 thin mark ADJECTIVE ▪ dark ▪ There were dark streaks down her cheeks where she had been crying. ▪ faint, pale ▪ bright ▪ …
10streak — streak1 [stri:k] n [: Old English; Origin: strica] 1.) a coloured line, especially one that is not straight or has been made accidentally ▪ Sue has blonde streaks in her hair. 2.) a part of someone s character that is different from the rest of… …
