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sunlight

American  
[suhn-lahyt] / ˈsʌnˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. the light of the sun; sunshine.

sunlight British  
/ ˈsʌnlaɪt /

noun

  1. the light emanating from the sun

  2. an area or the time characterized by sunshine

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Other Word Forms

  • sunlit adjective

Etymology

Origin of sunlight

First recorded in 1175–1225, sunlight is from the Middle English word sonneliht. See sun, light 1

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Aeva’s lidar is a little different from others, using “frequency modulated continuous wave” technology, which means it’s more immune to glare and sunlight and easier to use to calculate the velocity of objects.

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Caught in the sunlight, the girl seemed to glow.

From Literature

Mist rose from the pool below it, and the sunlight that pierced it created a double rainbow.

From Literature

Just then the thing moved out on the limb into some sunlight and I got a better look at it.

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I spun until morning broke through the little window and sunlight made the gold glimmer.

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