lighting (redirected from Illumination (lighting))

light·ing  (ltng)

n.

1. The state of being lighted; illumination.

2.

a. The method or equipment used to provide artificial illumination.

b. The illumination so provided.

3. The act or process of igniting.

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lighting [ˈlaɪtɪŋ]

n

1. the act or quality of illumination or ignition

2. (Performing Arts) the apparatus for supplying artificial light effects to a stage, film, or television set

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) the distribution of light on an object or figure, as in painting, photography, etc.

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Lighting 

See Also: BRIGHTNESS, SHINING

1. All lit up like warships in a foggy port —Amos Oz
2. Everything lit up like a disco on Saturday night —Loren D. Estleman
3. A glittering neon sign like wolves’ eyes —Elizabeth Bowen
4. The gray light of the winter dawn lit the bedroom like a dreary fake impressionistic painting —Jerry Bumpus
5. The house [with all lights on] blazed like a stage set —T. Coraghessan Boyle

   See Also: LIGHTING

6. Light as a paper airplane (and as elegant) —Marge Piercy
7. Lighted windows [at dawn] were scattered like yellow diamonds on black velvet —Loren D. Estleman
8. Lighting streaked the snow. Like the urine of dogs by trees —William H. Gass
9. (Offices … in which) light is a kind of yellow fluid, like old shellac —Scott Turow

   In his novel, Presumed Innocent, Scott Turow uses this comparison to paint a picture of the “Dickensenian” atmosphere in which the hero’s fellow lawyers work.

10. The light seemed to be draining away like flood-water —Kenneth Grahame
11. Lights glittered … like a diamond necklace round the neck of a lovely signorina —Donald Seaman
12. Lights … pouring over us like scalding milk —Ira Wood
13. The lights (of the bridge) were like strings of pearls hanging up in the air —Cornell Woolrich
14. The light was golden like the flesh of women —Thomas Wolfe
15. Like moons around Jupiter, pale moths revolved about a lone lamp —Vladimir Nabokov
16. (The big glass window was) lit like a stage —Frank Tuohy
17. (The place was) lit up like a birthday cake —Jayne Anne Phillips
18. Lit up like a midway —Tom Robbins
19. Lit up like a paper lantern —Willis Johnson
20. Lit up like a whorehouse on Saturday night —Loren D. Estleman
21. Lit up like skyscrapers or planes taking off —Marge Piercy
22. [A truck] plastered with lights like a beer-joint —Carlos Baker
23. Streetlights cast their shadows on the wall like a sharp, white condolence —Ariel Dorfman
24. The street lights shone like tiny beads on a string —David Huddle
25. When the lamps in the house are lighted it is like the flowering of lotus on the lake —Chinese proverb
26. Windows [of a building] glowing like those of a lighted card-board house under a Christmas tree —Willa Cather

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lighting - having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good" light illumination - the degree of visibility of your environment
	2.	lighting - apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film apparatus, setup - equipment designed to serve a specific function backlighting - lighting from behind
	3.	lighting - the craft of providing artificial light; "an interior decorator must understand lighting" interior design, interior decoration - the trade of planning the layout and furnishings of an architectural interior
	4.	lighting - the act of setting something on fire kindling, firing, ignition, inflammation burning, combustion - the act of burning something; "the burning of leaves was prohibited by a town ordinance"

Translations

lighting [ˈlaɪtɪŋ]

A. N (= act) → iluminación f; [of fire] → encendimiento m; [of cigarette] → encendido m; (= system) → alumbrado m; (at pop show) → equipo m de luces, iluminación f (Theat) → iluminación f

B. CPD lighting effects NPL → efectos mpl luminosos
lighting engineer N → luminotécnico/a m/f

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lighting [ˈlaɪtɪŋ] n

(on road) → éclairage m

(in theatre) → éclairages mpl

(in room) → éclairage m
lighting effects npl

(on stage) → effets mpl de lumière

(in photography) → effets mpl de lumière
lighting engineer n → éclairagiste mf
lighting-up time n (British) heure à laquelle les automobilistes sont tenus d'allumer leurs phares

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lighting

n → Beleuchtung f

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lighting [ˈlaɪtɪŋ] n (system) → illuminazione f; (in theatre) → luci fpl

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