lightproof
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of lightproof
Example Sentences
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Under infrared light, LaBossiere moved the rolls of film into lightproof drums.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023
But UnReal is darker than a locked box inside a lightproof cube sitting on the bottom of the ocean at midnight.
From Slate • Jun. 29, 2015
That’s pretty amazing, considering that the space was never designed to be lightproof.
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2015
The researchers collected the benthic organisms by suctioning them gently into a lightproof box with a vacuum hose.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 7, 2012
This is my padded cell, soundproof, lightproof, telephoneproof; a wholesome reminder of the basic, the primeval things.
From The Brain by Blade, Alexander
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