Brittle star
() Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See Ophiuroidea. |
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. |
Day-star
(n.) The morning star |
Day-star
(n.) The sun, as the orb of day. |
Dog Star
() Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens |
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 |
Falling
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fall |
Falling
(a. & n.) from Fall, v. i. |
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 |
| trail riding | riding along a roughly blazed path |
| light show | a display of colored lights moving in shifting patterns |
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 |
starnose mole
star-nosed mole
Condylura cristata | amphibious mole of eastern North America having pink fleshy tentacles around the nose |
starfish
sea star | echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk |
brittle star
brittle-star
serpent star | an animal resembling a starfish with fragile whiplike arms radiating from a small central disc |
basket star
basket fish | any starfish-like animal of the genera Euryale or Astrophyton or Gorgonocephalus having slender complexly branched interlacing arms radiating from a central disc |
feather star
comatulid | free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms, found on muddy sea bottoms |
American flag
Stars and Stripes
Star-Spangled Banner
Old Glory | the national flag of the United States of America |
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 |
| cattle trail | a trail over which cattle were driven to market |
| Chisholm Trail | a former cattle trail from San Antonio in Texas to Abilene in Kansas, not used after the s |
| deer trail | a trail worn by the passage of deer |
| fairy light | a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas) |
| horse-trail | a trail for horses |
| Iditarod Trail | a trail that extends , miles from Anchorage over the Alaska Range to Nome |
| Indian trail | a trail through the wilderness worn by Amerindians |
| 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 |
| mountain trail | a trail through mountainous country |
| 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 |
| room light | light that provides general illumination for a room |
| Santa Fe Trail | a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico, an important route for settlers moving west in the th century |
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 |
ski run
ski trail | trail or slope prepared for skiing |
| star drill | a steel rock drill with a star-shaped point that is used for making holes in stones or masonry, it is operated by hitting the end with a hammer while rotating it between blows |
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 |