CALCIUM LIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does calcium light mean? 

• CALCIUM LIGHT (noun)
  The noun CALCIUM LIGHT has 1 sense:

1. a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting

  Familiarity information: CALCIUM LIGHT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALCIUM LIGHT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

calcium light; limelight

Hypernyms ("calcium light" is a kind of...):

lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)

Holonyms ("calcium light" is a member of...):

theater light (any of various lights used in a theater)