单词 | lightproof |
释义 | > as lemmaslightproof lightproof adj. impenetrable by light; able to block out light completely.In quot. ?1787-8 in figurative context: that cannot be illuminated. ΚΠ ?1787–8 R. Burns Lett. (1985) I. 240 I have prefixed a small preface, like a lamp stuck before a Presbyterian Pulpit to throw light not on the subject, that is commonly light-proof, but on the speaker. 1855 Orr's Circle Sci.: Pract. Chem. (1856) 210 It will be necessary to cover the bath with a light-proof cover, or to shut the door immediately. 1955 S. V. Rainey & H. W. Hogben Elements Industr. Radiogr. vi. 25 The room must be lightproof. 2018 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Jan. a23 He used a simple lightproof box as a camera. < as lemmas |
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