lighting en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
- [-ɾɪŋ] (General-American)
Etymology
From light + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.
The dawn of the oil age was fairly recent. Although the stuff was used to waterproof boats in the Middle East 6,000 years ago, extracting it in earnest began only in 1859 after an oil strike in Pennsylvania.[…]It was used to make kerosene, the main fuel for artificial lighting after overfishing led to a shortage of whale blubber. Other liquids produced in the refining process, too unstable or smoky for lamplight, were burned or dumped.
2013 August 3, “Yesterday’s fuel”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:The acetylene gas lighting in the station offices and platforms at Kyle of Lochalsh recently has been replaced by electric lighting.
1951 April, “Notes and News: Improvements at Kyle of Lochalsh”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 281:
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(countable, uncountable) The act of activating such equipment, or of igniting a flame etc.
We've observed plenty of strikings followed by lightings, so even if we should not say that the strikings cause the lightings, isn't it at least reasonable to predict, and to believe, that the next time we strike a match in similar conditions, it will be followed by a lighting?
2012, Andrew Pessin, Uncommon Sense, page 142:
- (countable, dated, uncountable) The process of annealing metals.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lightings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gas lighting · underlighting · track lighting · Phong lighting · downlighting · candlelighting · lighting technician · lighting rig · Rembrandt lighting · neon lighting · bisexual lighting · mood lighting · streetlighting · cameo lighting · toplighting · strip lighting · sidelighting · lift one's hand against · firelighting · sunlighting · bias lighting · lighting engineer · gas-lighting · strobe lighting
Synonyms
light source · illumination · light
Translations (100)
az işıqlandırılma (equipment, illumination) · ru зажига́ние (activating lights or igniting a flame) · sk iluminácia (equipment, illumination) · pl oświetlenie (equipment, illumination) · sv belysning (equipment, illumination) · ms pencahayaan (equipment, illumination) · uz yorugʻ (equipment, illumination) · he תְּאוּרָה (equipment, illumination) · ky жарык (equipment, illumination) · sh ра̑свјета (equipment, illumination) · fr éclairage (equipment, illumination) · vi ánh sáng (equipment, illumination) · sh osvetljénje (equipment, illumination) · id penyinaran (equipment, illumination) · ru освети́тельные прибо́ры (equipment, illumination) · uk ілюміна́ція (equipment, illumination) · ja 照明 (equipment, illumination) · ru запа́ливание (activating lights or igniting a flame) · kk жарық (equipment, illumination) · is lýsing (equipment, illumination) · bg запа́лване (activating lights or igniting a flame) · ro iluminație (equipment, illumination) · sh rȃsvjeta (equipment, illumination) · th ประภาส (equipment, illumination) · ko 조명 (equipment, illumination) · be запа́льваньне (activating lights or igniting a flame) · tr ışıklandırma (equipment, illumination) · es iluminación (activating lights or igniting a flame) · fa-ira نورْپَرْدازی (equipment, illumination) · sv tändning (activating lights or igniting a flame) · tl pagsusuga (equipment, illumination) · nb belysning (equipment, illumination) · fi valot (equipment, illumination) · de Beleuchtung (equipment, illumination) · fr illumination (equipment, illumination) · lt apšvietimas (equipment, illumination) · fi sytyttäminen (activating lights or igniting a flame) · af beligting (equipment, illumination) · be ілюміна́цыя (equipment, illumination) · hu kivilágítás (equipment, illumination) · tg чароғ (equipment, illumination) · es alumbramiento (activating lights or igniting a flame) · be асьвятле́ньне (equipment, illumination) · et algustus (equipment, illumination) · sl svetloba (equipment, illumination) · be запа́льванне (activating lights or igniting a flame) · lv apgaismojums (equipment, illumination) · ru свет (equipment, illumination) · es alumbrado (equipment, illumination) · ru освеще́ние (equipment, illumination) · id penerangan (equipment, illumination) · kk жарықтандыру (equipment, illumination) · ar إِضَاءَة (equipment, illumination) · pl iluminacja (equipment, illumination) · ro iluminare (equipment, illumination) · bg осветле́ние (equipment, illumination) · mk осветлување (equipment, illumination) · cs osvětlení (equipment, illumination) · hy լուսավորություն (equipment, illumination) · ga soilsiú (equipment, illumination) · yue 照明 (equipment, illumination) · fi valaistus (equipment, illumination) · sh ра̑света (equipment, illumination) · ka განათება (equipment, illumination) · el φωτιστικό (equipment, illumination) · tr aydınlatma (equipment, illumination) · uk запа́лювання (activating lights or igniting a flame) · id pencahayaan (equipment, illumination) · de Anzünden (activating lights or igniting a flame) · hu megvilágítás (equipment, illumination) · nn tenning (activating lights or igniting a flame) · ga soilsiú (activating lights or igniting a flame) · cmn 照明 (activating lights or igniting a flame) · sh освјетље́ње (equipment, illumination) · te వెలిగించుట (activating lights or igniting a flame) · hu meggyújtás (activating lights or igniting a flame) · mk осветлење (equipment, illumination) · ca enllumenat (equipment, illumination) · ru иллюмина́ция (equipment, illumination) · sh осветље́ње (equipment, illumination) · nl verlichting (equipment, illumination) · cmn 照明 (equipment, illumination) · pt iluminação (equipment, illumination) · sk osvetlenie (equipment, illumination) · az işıqlandırma (equipment, illumination) · sl osvetlitev (equipment, illumination) · be асвятле́нне (equipment, illumination) · nb tenning (activating lights or igniting a flame) · fi valaistus (activating lights or igniting a flame) · uk осві́тлення (equipment, illumination) · sh osvjetljénje (equipment, illumination) · es iluminación (equipment, illumination) · id iluminasi (equipment, illumination) · eo lumigo (equipment, illumination) · sq ndriçim (equipment, illumination) · sh rȃsveta (equipment, illumination) · hi प्रदीप्ति (equipment, illumination) · it illuminazione (equipment, illumination) · hu világítás (equipment, illumination) · da belysning (equipment, illumination)