light box

noun

1. a boxlike object having a uniformly lighted surface, as of ground glass, against which films or transparencies can be held for examination.

light box

noun

1. a light source contained in a box and covered with a diffuser, used for viewing photographic transparencies, negatives, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of light box¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

This light box learning tool uses contrasts to help encourage young kids with impaired vision develop awareness of objects, light and color.

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I think my favorite bit of production design in the whole movie is in the apartment, the oversized light box on the wall of what looks like a suit containing no man.

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“Today, you saw kind of the full complex of the offense, a lot of good RPOs off of that,” Dickert said, “getting the light box we wanted and getting downhill. So once again, I don’t get too high or too low in practice — in any time in spring. But we need to get the work that we need to do to make sure we’re getting better. And the run game has been a huge emphasis. It continually gets better, and I think you saw that today.”

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“We didn’t pick up the movement well. When you’re playing dime in a light box, that’s an opportunity to have an advantageous run. We emptied the box with a bolt motion. They had less hats in there than we did. We had enough in there to block ’em up.

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There are also two wall-mounted light box installations in the Broadway and Grand Avenue stations, part of a rotating art program.

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