LIGHTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does lighting mean? 

• LIGHTING (noun)
  The noun LIGHTING has 4 senses:

1. having abundant light or illumination

2. apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film

3. the craft of providing artificial light

4. the act of setting something on fire

  Familiarity information: LIGHTING used as a noun is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LIGHTING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having abundant light or illumination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

light; lighting

Context example:

as long as the lighting was good

Hypernyms ("lighting" is a kind of...):

illumination (the degree of visibility of your environment)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("lighting" is a kind of...):

apparatus; setup (equipment designed to serve a specific function)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lighting"):

backlighting (lighting from behind)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The craft of providing artificial light

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Context example:

an interior decorator must understand lighting

Hypernyms ("lighting" is a kind of...):

interior decorating; interior decoration (the trade or act of decorating the interior of a building or room, especially with regard to color combination, paint, fabrics, carpeting, etc.)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The act of setting something on fire

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

firing; ignition; inflammation; kindling; lighting

Hypernyms ("lighting" is a kind of...):

burning; combustion (the act of burning something)

 Context examples 

It is an ordinary plumber’s smoke-rocket, fitted with a cap at either end to make it self-lighting.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Here’s some good news: Venus will move into highly compatible Pisces on January 13 to stay until February 7, lighting your ninth house of travel.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Also we shall try out seal fat for lighting purposes.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

“That, at least, is very easily settled,” said Holmes, lighting his little pocket lantern.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Your reverence need not be excited,” said Holmes, lighting a cigarette.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

The red glare of the torch, lighting up the interior of the block house, showed me the worst of my apprehensions realized.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

It was immediately opened by Quincey Morris, beside whom stood Lord Godalming lighting a cigar.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Perovskites are cheap and easy to produce at low temperatures, which makes them attractive for next-generation solar cells and lighting.

(Potassium gives perovskite-based solar cells an efficiency boost, University of Cambridge)

Issue associated with the surrounding conditions in which the device is being used such as temperature, noise, lighting, ventilation, or other external factors such as power supply.

(Environmental Control or Utility Issue Associated with Medical Device, Food and Drug Administration)

To ensure consistent lighting, they confined imaging to between noon and 2 p.m. local Mars time each day.

(Curiosity Mars Rover Snaps Its Highest-Resolution Panorama Yet, NASA)