ˈlīd.]iŋ, -īt], ]ēŋ\ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English lihting, lighting, from Old English līhting, from līhten to light + -ing — more at light (to illuminate)
1.
a. : illumination
the only lighting comes through a small window
b. : the action of setting on fire : ignition
the lighting of the candle
the lighting of the fire
2. : an incidence or disposition of light (as in a painting)
a good portrait except for the lighting of the hands
3. : an artificial supply of light or the apparatus providing it