faint+light

  • 31light-headed — adjective dizzy and slightly faint. Derivatives light headedly adverb light headedness noun …

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  • 32twi|light — «TWY LYT», noun, adjective. –n. 1. the faint light reflected from the sky before the sun rises and after it sets. 2. the period during which this prevails, especially from sunset to dark night. 3. any faint light resembling twilight. 4.… …

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  • 33zodiacal light — a luminous tract in the sky, seen in the west after sunset or in the east before sunrise and thought to be the light reflected from a cloud of meteoric matter revolving round the sun. [1725 35] * * * Band of very faint light in the night sky. It… …

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  • 34night light — night light, 1. a small light to be kept burning all night: »The night light cast the shadow of his clenched fist on the sheet and it caught the child s eye (Graham Greene). 2. the faint light that can be perceived during the night: »to… …

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  • 35night-light — (n.) 1640s, faint light visible in the sky at night, from NIGHT (Cf. night) + LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.). As small light used in rooms at night to keep them from total darkness from 1851 …

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  • 36earth-light — see ↑earth shine below. • • • Main Entry: ↑earth earthˈ shine or earthˈ light noun The faint light visible on the part of the moon not illuminated by the sun • • • Main Entry: ↑earth …

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  • 37crepuscular light — noun : a faint light (as of a slightly illuminated sky) …

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  • 38Ashen light — was first sighted by the astronomer Giovanni Battista Riccioli on January 9 1643, it is a subtle glow that is seen from the night side of the planet Venus. Night side means the opposite side of the observed planet from where the sun is shining.… …

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  • 39Zodiacal light — The zodiacal light is a faint, roughly triangular, whitish glow seen in the night sky which appears to extend up from the vicinity of the sun along the ecliptic or zodiac. In mid northern latitudes, the zodiacal light is best observed in the… …

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  • 40White Light/White Heat — Infobox Album | Name = White Light/White Heat Type = Album Artist = The Velvet Underground Released = January 30 1968 Recorded = Scepter Studios, New York September 1967 Genre = Protopunk, experimental rock, noise rock, avant garde Length = 40:13 …

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