lighting
/'laitiɳ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- The equipment or devices that produce light: The system or fixtures used to provide illumination in a space.
- The arrangement or effect of light: The way light is placed and used, especially to create a particular mood or visibility in a room, on a stage, or in a photograph.
- The act of making something start to burn: The action of igniting or setting fire to something. (This meaning is less common in everyday usage.)
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The lighting in the restaurant was soft and romantic. (The illumination in the restaurant was soft and romantic.)
- Good lighting is essential for a photographer's studio. (Good illumination is essential for a photographer's studio.)
- The stage lighting changed to blue for the night scene. (The stage illumination changed to blue for the night scene.)
Advanced Usage
- "Lighting design": The art and practice of planning and creating the lighting for a performance, building, or public space.
- She studied lighting design for the theater.
- "Lighting conditions": The state or quality of the natural or artificial light in a particular place at a particular time.
- The painting was examined under different lighting conditions.
Variants and Related Words
- Light (noun/verb): The natural agent that makes things visible; to provide with light or ignite.
- Lighter (noun): A device for lighting cigarettes or fires.
- Lighting-up time (noun): The time of day when street lights must be switched on or when vehicle lights must be used.
Synonyms
- Illumination: The lighting or light provided.
- Light: The natural or artificial brightness.
- Ignition: The action of setting something on fire. (For the "setting on fire" meaning.)
Related Phrases
- Lighting fixture: A complete lighting unit containing a lamp or socket.
- They installed new energy-efficient lighting fixtures.
- Lighting rig: A framework supporting the lighting equipment for a stage or concert.
- The crew set up the lighting rig for the show.
Related Idioms
- To see the light: To finally understand something. (Note: This idiom uses "light," not "lighting," but is a common related expression.)
- After years of struggle, he finally saw the light and changed his career.
Noun
- the act of setting something on fire
- the craft of providing artificial light
- an interior decorator must understand lighting
- apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film
- having abundant light or illumination
- they played as long as it was light
- as long as the lighting was good