Access (n.) A coming to, or near approach |
Access (n.) The means, place, or way by which a thing may be approached |
Access (n.) Admission to sexual intercourse. |
Access (n.) Increase by something added |
Access (n.) An onset, attack, or fit of disease. |
Access (n.) A paroxysm |
Bude light () A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of common air into the center of a flame fed with coal gas or with oil. |
Drummond light () A very intense light, produced by turning two streams of gas, one oxygen and the other hydrogen, or coal gas, in a state of ignition, upon a ball of lime |
Light (n.) That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous. |
Light (n.) That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc. |
Light (n.) The time during which the light of the sun is visible |
Light (n.) The brightness of the eye or eyes. |
Light (n.) The medium through which light is admitted, as a window, or window pane |
Light (n.) Life |
Light (n.) Open view |
Light (n.) The power of perception by vision. |
Light (n.) That which illumines or makes clear to the mind |
Light (n.) Prosperity |
Light (n.) The manner in which the light strikes upon a picture |
Light (n.) Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view |
Light (n.) One who is conspicuous or noteworthy |
Light (n.) A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored flame |
Light (superl) Having light |
Light (superl) White or whitish |
Light (n.) To set fire to |
Light (n.) To give light to |
Light (n.) To attend or conduct with a light |
Light (v. i.) To become ignited |
Light (v. i.) To be illuminated |
Light (superl.) Having little, or comparatively little, weight |
Light (superl.) Not burdensome |
Light (superl.) Easy to be endured or performed |
Light (superl.) Easy to be digested |
Light (superl.) Not heavily armed |
Light (superl.) Not encumbered |
Light (superl.) Not heavily burdened |
Light (superl.) Slight |
Light (superl.) Well leavened |
Light (superl.) Not copious or heavy |
Light (superl.) Not strong or violent |
Light (superl.) Not pressing heavily or hard upon |
Light (superl.) Easy to admit influence |
Light (superl.) Indulging in, or inclined to, levity |
Light (superl.) Not quite sound or normal |
Light (superl.) Easily bestowed |
Light (superl.) Wanton |
Light (superl.) Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight |
Light (superl.) Loose |
Light (adv.) Lightly |
Light (v. t.) To lighten |
light adaptation | the process of adjusting the eyes to relatively high levels of illumination, the pupil constricts and the cones system is operative |
access | the act of approaching or entering, he gained access to the building |
light show | a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns |
port-access coronary bypass surgery | heart surgery in which a coronary bypass is performed by the use of small instruments and tiny cameras threaded through small incisions while the heart is stopped and blood is pumped through a heart-lung machine |
light reflex pupillary reflex miosis myosis | reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller |
access approach | a way of entering or leaving, he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge |
access memory access | (computer science) the operation of reading or writing stored information |
access road slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
anchor light riding light riding lamp | a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor |
arc lamp arc light | a lamp that produces light when electric current flows across the gap between two electrodes |
ballast light ballast | an electrical device for starting and regulating fluorescent and discharge lamps |
beacon lighthouse beacon light pharos | a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships |
candle taper wax light | stick of wax with a wick in the middle |
disk access | memory access to the computer disk on which information is stored |
doorway door room access threshold | the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building, the space that a door can close, he stuck his head in the doorway |
fairy light | a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas) |
klieg light | carbon arc lamp that emits an intense light used in producing films |
light light source | any device serving as a source of illumination, he stopped the car and turned off the lights |
light arm | a rifle or pistol |
light bulb lightbulb bulb incandescent lamp electric light electric-light bulb | electric lamp consisting of a transparent or translucent glass housing containing a wire filament (usually tungsten) that emits light when heated by electricity |
light circuit lighting circuit | wiring that provides power to electric lights |
light-emitting diode LED | diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current, color depends on the material used |
lighter light igniter ignitor | a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires, do you have a light? |
light filter diffusing screen | a transparent filter that reduces the light (or some wavelengths of the light) passing through it |
light machine gun | a submachine gun not greater than . millimeter |
light meter exposure meter photometer | photographic equipment that measures the intensity of light |
light microscope | microscope consisting of an optical instrument that magnifies the image of an object |
light pen electronic stylus | (computer science) a pointer that when pointed at a computer display senses whether or not the spot is illuminated |
limelight calcium light | a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light, formerly used for stage lighting |
navigation light | light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation, red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip |
night-light | light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids) |
organic light-emitting diode OLED | a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers |
panel light | a light to illuminate an instrument panel |
pilot burner pilot light pilot | small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner |
pilot light pilot lamp indicator lamp | indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation |
random-access memory random access memory random memory RAM read write memory | the most common computer memory which can be used by programs to perform necessary tasks while the computer is on, an integrated circuit memory chip allows information to be stored or accessed in any order and all storage locations are equally accessible |
room light | light that provides general illumination for a room |
sidelight running light | light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction, vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow |
stroboscope strobe strobe light | scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object, can make moving object appear stationary |
taillight tail lamp rear light rear lamp | lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle |
theater light | any of various lights used in a theater |
vigil light vigil candle | a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church |
flippancy light-mindedness | inappropriate levity, her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy |
sweetness and light | a mild reasonableness, when he learned who I was he became all sweetness and light |
light lightness | the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures, he could paint the lightest light and the darkest dark |
sparkle twinkle spark light | merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance, he had a sparkle in his eye, there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes |
primary color for light primary colour for light | any of three primary colors of light from which all colors can be obtained by additive mixing, the primary colors for light are red, blue, and green |
primary subtractive color for light primary subtractive colour for light | any of the three colors that give the primary colors for light after subtraction from white light, the primary subtractive colors for light are magenta, cyan, and yellow |
light brown | a brown that is light but unsaturated |
luminosity brightness brightness level luminance luminousness light | the quality of being luminous, emitting or reflecting light, its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun |