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lighting

[ lahy-ting ]

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noun

the act of igniting or illuminating:
the lighting of many candles; the annual lighting of the Christmas tree.
the arrangement of lights light lights to achieve particular effects:
to work out the lighting for one's living room.
an effect achieved by the arrangement of lights: light: lights:
Several critics praised the lighting of the play.
the science, theory, or method of achieving particular effects by the use of lights. light. lights.
the way light lights falls upon a face, object, etc., especially in a picture.

lighting

/ ˈ��ɪ��ɪŋ /

noun

the act or quality of illumination or ignition
the apparatus for supplying artificial light effects to a stage, film, or television set
the distribution of light on an object or figure, as in painting, photography, etc

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lighting¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English lightinge, Old English ��ī��پ��Բ�; equivalent to light ¹ + -ing ¹

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With help from Pablo Santiago’s lighting and Cricket S. Myers’ sound design, the production magnifies in cinematic fashion the inner lives of the characters.

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The company installed better lighting so they wouldn’t look so dark.

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Mr Donachie warned against lighting fires and barbeques in the countryside.

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I left … a little early to catch a flight, and when I landed, my phone was absolutely lighting up like a Christmas tree, just everyone calling and saying, “Oh, that was amazing. Congratulations.”

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In the initial stages, stand-ins perform the 37 entries, allowing participants to review staging, choreography and lighting cues before contestants arrive in Switzerland at the start of May.

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light infantry lighting cameraman

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