LIGHTING


Meaning of LIGHTING in English

/luy"ting/ , n.

1. the act of igniting or illuminating: the lighting of many candles; the annual lighting of the Christmas tree.

2. the arrangement of lights to achieve particular effects: to work out the lighting for one's living room.

3. an effect achieved by the arrangement of lights: Several critics praised the lighting of the play.

4. the science, theory, or method of achieving particular effects by the use of lights.

5. the way light falls upon a face, object, etc., esp. in a picture.

[ bef. 1000; ME lightinge, OE lihting. See LIGHT 1 , -ING 1 ]

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