The action of casting light on something; the action of illuminating something; †dawn (obsolete).
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| 释义 | the world > matter > light > illumination > [noun] (55) lightingOE The action of casting light on something; the action of illuminating something; †dawn (obsolete). clearingc1380 The action of clear, v., in various senses: brightening; clarifying; elucidation; exculpation, etc. beshining1398 Illumination, lighting up; ? effulgence. (See quot.) burning1466 Lighting up; illumination. Obsolete. lumerc1468 Light, illumination. tinding1497 illumination1563 The action of illuminating; the fact or condition of being illuminated; a lighting up, a supplying of light. Also technical in sense illuminate, v.… illustrationa1631 Lighting up, illumination, enlightenment. Obsolete. physical. luminary1645 An artificial light; †in Caxton collective singular (cf. French luminaire); †in 17th cent. plural, illuminations betokening rejoicing (so medieval… illuminary1692 = illumination, n. Obsolete. lighting up1787 Illumination, suffusion with light; the action of turning on lights. Also figurative. illume1838 Illumination. Subcategories:— again (2) — state of being well-lit (1) — as part of festivities (1) — mutual or reciprocal (1) — indirect or diffused (2) — in a microscope (2) — unit of illumination (18) — instrument for measuring (2) — one who or that which illuminates (12) — action of illuminating or setting light to (2) |
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