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illuminating
UK /ɪˈl(j)uːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ US /ɪlˈluməneɪtɪŋ/
adj 2
Definitions
adj
1
Providing illumination or light.
2
Providing clarification or explanation; educational, revealing.
An illuminating article in a recent issue of the Eastern Region's Civil Engineering News points out that where coal is worked over a reasonably large area, it is not only the whole of the strata above the workings, but also an area beyond which is liable to subside at varying rates after the coal has been removed.
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