artificial daylight

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noun

physics artificial light having approximately the same spectral characteristics as natural daylight

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Words nearby artificial daylight

artificial, artificial aid, artificial ankylosis, artificial blood, artificial climbing, artificial daylight, artificial disintegration, artificial eye, artificial feel, artificial gene, artificial gravity

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How to use artificial daylight in a sentence

In the end, the line between magic and religion may be something of an artificial one.
Harry Potter and the Torah of Terror|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Complete male reproductive independence would also hinge on artificial womb technology, which also made headlines in 2014.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Not 90 seconds later, Brown lay shot to death in broad daylight in the middle of a Missouri street.
90 Seconds of Fury in Ferguson Are the Key to Making Peace in America|Michael Daly|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“It was a magical feeling, leaving daylight to sneak into a theater,” he says wistfully.
Can Condon's Freak Show Win Broadway?|Tim Teeman|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Two gunmen pulled off a daylight heist in the Diamond District and evaded every single cop.
How to Get Away With Stealing $2 Million in Jewelry in the Heart of New York|John Surico|November 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When I had finished, the other guests had all gone out, but daylight was coming in, and I began to feel more at home.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
It was not, however, through any of these artificial means that real relief was brought to the community.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
We were about nine hours of fair daylight traversing 160 miles of level or descending grade, with a light passenger train.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
He did not know what the scent was, but it smelled rich and artificial, and he disliked to associate it with his new friend.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
When rapidly deposited, as by artificial precipitation, triple phosphate often takes feathery, star- or leaf-like forms.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd