available light
Americannoun
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With so little material available, light has limited interaction, which often results in weak emission and inefficient frequency conversion unless the surrounding photonic environment is carefully designed.
From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026
As is their style, the Dardennes capture all of this with frank realism that relies heavily on available light, hand-held cameras, location shoots, and actors who look like real people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
A “Sun Tracker” form with hour-by-hour assessments for spring and again in midsummer might prove a bit exhaustive for most gardeners, but the exercise underscores the importance of available light in the garden.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024
She’s introduced in motion and in close-up, during a hallway scuffle shot in a documentary-like style with handheld camera, available light and jumpy editing.
From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2023
The cells of the protonema of Schistostega, which lives in the shade of caves, are so constructed as to concentrate the feeble available light on the chloroplasts.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various
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