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circular light

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noun

Optics.
  1. light that is circularly polarized.


Example Sentences

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So I’m selecting these iconic moments and putting them on circular light boxes that fluctuate amid the dancers.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Throughout “Transcendent Man,” Mr. Kurzweil is presented almost as a mystic, sitting in a chair with a shimmering, circular light floating around his head as he explains his philosophy’s basic tenets.

From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2010

One of Professor Pavlov's dogs was taught that a circular light flashed on a screen meant food, that an elliptical light meant none.

From Time Magazine Archive

For the first few minutes I concentrated on die circular light, but finally, drawing in my chin, I looked down to see that Luce was holding the crocus between his thumb and forefinger.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

The circular light area near the centre is "Hellas," and the dark wedge-shaped area is "Syrtis Major."

From To Mars via The Moon An Astronomical Story by Wicks, Mark