| 单词 | source of illumination |
| 释义 | source of illumination (once / 223006 pages) n WORD FAMILY source of illumination: sources of illumination USAGE EXAMPLESIn the image above, the main source of illumination comes from the northwest. National Geographic(Sep 17, 2016) And yet, as the sources of illumination turn out to be no more than LEDs strapped to shins and forearms of dancers, the shimmer fades. New York Times(Jul 08, 2016) Your only source of illumination is your cell phone and a handful of glow sticks you may find around the world. Forbes(Jun 16, 2013) n any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation Hypo|Hyper lamp an artificial source of visible illumination light, light sourceany device serving as a source of illumination ultraviolet lamp, ultraviolet sourceany source of illumination that emits ultraviolet radiation Aladdin's lamp(Arabian Nights) a magical lamp from which Aladdin summoned a genie anchor light, riding lamp, riding lighta light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor blinker, flashera light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages candle, taper, wax lightstick of wax with a wick in the middle discharge lampa lamp that generates light by a discharge between two electrodes in a gas electric lampa lamp powered by electricity fairy lighta small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas) flash, flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflasha lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph flood, flood lamp, floodlight, photofloodlight that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography fluorescent lamplamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material gas lampa lamp that burns illuminating gas headlamp, headlighta powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive houselightslights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium hurricane lamp, hurricane lantern, storm lamp, storm lantern, tornado lanternan oil lamp with a glass chimney and perforated metal lid to protect the flame from high winds; candlestick with a glass chimney jacklighta light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night lanternlight in a transparent protective case calcium light, limelighta lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting mercury-vapor lampultraviolet lamp that emits a strong bluish light (rich in ultraviolet radiation) as electric current passes through mercury vapor navigation lightlight on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip neon induction lamp, neon lamp, neon tubea lamp consisting of a small gas-discharge tube containing neon at low pressure; luminescence is produced by the action of currents at high frequencies that are wrapped a few turns around the tube night-lightlight (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids) kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp, oil lampa lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light panel lighta light to illuminate an instrument panel room lightlight that provides general illumination for a room sconcea candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce searchlighta light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction running light, sidelightlight carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow sodium-vapor lamp, sodium-vapour lamplamp in which an electric current passed through a tube of sodium vapor makes a yellow light; used is street lighting spirit lampa lamp that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol spot, spotlighta lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; used to focus attention of a stage performer street lamp, streetlighta lamp supported on a lamppost; for illuminating a street strip lightinglight consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination rear lamp, rear light, tail lamp, taillightlamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle theater lightany of various lights used in a theater torcha light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
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