skylight

American  

[skahy-lahyt] / ˈskaɪˌlaɪt /

noun

1. an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight.

2. the frame set with glass fitted to such an opening.

3. Meteorology. the diffuse light lights from the sky, scattered by air molecules, as distinguished from the direct radiation from the sun.

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skylight British  

/ ˈskaɪˌlaɪt /

noun

1. Also called: fanlight.  a window placed in a roof or ceiling to admit daylight

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Etymology

Origin of skylight

First recorded in 1670–80; sky + light ¹

Example Sentences

The museum is adorned with the 36 letters of the Armenian alphabet and a glass hazarashen skylight, inspired by traditional roofs in homes across the Armenian Highlands.

From Los Angeles Times

Snow drifted down from a shattered skylight as I wandered, confused and frightened, through the cavernous station.

From Literature

The blunt imposing tower, in the rear, is in fact a chapel, a soaring whitewashed space illuminated by its own skylight.

From The Wall Street Journal

The team focused on radar images showing localized surface collapses and applied a specialized imaging technique they developed to detect and analyze underground conduits near skylights.

From Science Daily

The home’s skylights, clerestories and towering windows that take in the wooded scene surrounding it make up roughly 50% of the floor plan — much higher than modern limits allow.

From Los Angeles Times