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lighting

[ lahy-ting ]

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noun

the act of igniting or illuminating:
the lighting of many candles; the annual lighting of the Christmas tree.
the arrangement of lights light lights to achieve particular effects:
to work out the lighting for one's living room.
an effect achieved by the arrangement of lights: light: lights:
Several critics praised the lighting of the play.
the science, theory, or method of achieving particular effects by the use of lights. light. lights.
the way light lights falls upon a face, object, etc., especially in a picture.

lighting

/ ˈ��ɪ��ɪŋ /

noun

the act or quality of illumination or ignition
the apparatus for supplying artificial light effects to a stage, film, or television set
the distribution of light on an object or figure, as in painting, photography, etc

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Other Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of lighting¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English lightinge, Old English ��ī��پ��Բ�; equivalent to light ¹ + -ing ¹

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In the initial stages, stand-ins perform the 37 entries, allowing participants to review staging, choreography and lighting cues before contestants arrive in Switzerland at the start of May.

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After the 6th Street Viaduct was triumphantly unveiled, its hype quickly gave way to unruly street takeovers and copper thieves wire-stripping its lighting.

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The outlet shared that Hegseth had spent "several thousand dollars" to add a new chair and mirror with makeup lighting in the green room.

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She also has discovered the beauty of cheap and chic lighting.

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And we work directly with every single department in the production — wigs, wardrobe, automation, props, direction, music, sound, lighting, everyone — and it’s a huge collaboration from the very beginning.

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