lighting — ozdic

Collocations

19

1

(noun.)

ADJ

emergency

The hospital's backup system activated emergency lighting when the power went out.

background | concealed | security

QUANT

level

VERB + LIGHTING

have

The office needs to have better lighting so employees can work comfortably at their desks.

fit, instal, put in

LIGHTING + NOUN

level

arrangement, scheme, system

The restaurant's new lighting system made the dining area feel much warmer and more comfortable.

effects | engineer

Definitions

noun

1

The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided.

The acetylene gas lighting in the station offices and platforms at Kyle of Lochalsh recently has been replaced by electric lighting.

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.

2

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?

3

The process of annealing metals.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of setting something on fire

noun — having abundant light or illumination

light

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

The acetylene gas lighting in the station offices and platforms at Kyle of Lochalsh recently has been replaced by electric lighting.

Wiktionary

02

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 Pennsy

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03

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 ti

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04

We danced in the subdued lighting.

Tatoeba · #22654

05

The lighting was set up to have the intensity controlled by one knob so you could produce the brightness as you want.

Tatoeba · #327713

06

Nearly all siheyuans had their main buildings and gates facing south for better lighting, so a majority of hutongs run from east to west.

Tatoeba · #747920

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, lighting is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.