lighting

[lahy-ting]

noun

1. the act of igniting or illuminating.

   the lighting of many candles; the annual lighting of the Christmas tree.

2. the arrangement of lights light lights to achieve particular effects.

   to work out the lighting for one's living room.

3. an effect achieved by the arrangement of lights: light: lights.

   Several critics praised the lighting of the play.

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

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

lighting

/ ˈlaɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. the act or quality of illumination or ignition

2. the apparatus for supplying artificial light effects to a stage, film, or television set

3. the distribution of light on an object or figure, as in painting, photography, etc

Other Word Forms

• self-lighting adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lighting¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English lightinge, Old English līhting; equivalent to light ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

In a new campaign video, Beutner warned that city leaders also are laying plans to more than double what property owners pay in street lighting assessments.

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Vicent Ciscar, the mayor, believes full reconstruction could take several more years, with street lighting, for example, yet to be restored.

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They then quick-change into fabulous metallic gowns and, with the help of LED panels and lighting cues, the bedroom transforms into a fashion runway of scintillating secretaries, singing and dancing in feminine revelry.

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Today, the red seats, lighting rig and four chandeliers remain from the theater’s former life — features chosen by Henning.

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Hundreds of mourners gathered for a vigil in the city on Sunday morning, lighting candles for the victim, local media reported.

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