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hard light en · NOUN
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A solid, tangible hologram (projection of light), which can be used to construct structures such as walls or armor.
This included a good six orvs a day in the HLHG (Hard Light Hologram) Simulation Room. This room could create an unlimited number of battle scenarios by way of quality hard light holograms; it was a key staple in Brigade training.
2005, C. C. Ekeke, Star Brigade: First Renaissance, page 155:I leaned against the wall and slid down into the ninety-degree corner between two hard light walls. I wrapped my arms around my knees as Sid's voice echoed.
2018, John Oddfellow / Caleb Rhodes, The Engine of a Million Plots, →ISBN, page 179:The Falcon formerly wore a pair of jet-powered glider wings that allowed him to fly at speeds up to 250 miles per hour. He now wears a pair of "hard light" wings that have increased his speed […]
2008, Scholastic Avengers Encyclopedia, Marvel Comics Group, →ISBN:Abstract: Yeng is a Zontoan from planet Zing who volunteers to go on an intergalactic mission to a distant planet called Earth. Using a hard light drive, Yeng is able to project a solid hologram of himself, so that he appears as a stunningly handsome human […]
2009, Victor Kelleher, Spaceman Bill, in Fiction Gateway: Enriching the curriculum"I think we should steal the orb and replace it with a hard light hologram so they won't even notice."
2018, Kay Hawkins, The Stars Are Calling, page 222:
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Focused light that produces crisp, sharply-defined shadows, with less transition between illumination and shadow than soft light.
Maybe at first they thought that they wanted hard light, but after the shoot begins, they start asking for me to minimize shadows, and by the end of the shoot, I may end up firing a softbox through a scrim (FYI, that means extra, extra, extra soft light).
2017, Nick Fancher, Studio Anywhere 2: Hard Light: A Photographer's Guide to Shaping Hard Light, Rocky Nook, Inc., →ISBN:
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