(n.) That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered visible or luminous.
(n.) That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc.
(n.) The time during which the light of the sun is visible; day; especially, the dawn of day.
(n.) The brightness of the eye or eyes.
(n.) The medium through which light is admitted, as a window, or window pane; a skylight; in architecture, one of the compartments of a window made by a mullion or mullions.
(n.) Life; existence.
(n.) Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
(n.) The power of perception by vision.
(n.) That which illumines or makes clear to the mind; mental or spiritual illumination; enlightenment; knowledge; information.
(n.) Prosperity; happiness; joy; felicity.
(n.) The manner in which the light strikes upon a picture; that part of a picture which represents those objects upon which the light is supposed to fall; the more illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; -- opposed to shade. Cf. Chiaroscuro.
(n.) Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view; point of view; as, to state things fairly and put them in the right light.
(n.) One who is conspicuous or noteworthy; a model or example; as, the lights of the age or of antiquity.
(n.) A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored flame; as, a Bengal light.
(superl) Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the apartment is light.
(superl) White or whitish; not intense or very marked; not of a deep shade; moderately colored; as, a light color; a light brown; a light complexion.
(n.) To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light the gas; -- sometimes with up.
(n.) To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; -- often with up.
(n.) To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
(v. i.) To become ignited; to take fire; as, the match will not light.
(v. i.) To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; -- with up; as, the room lights up very well.
(superl.) Having little, or comparatively little, weight; not tending to the center of gravity with force; not heavy.
(superl.) Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by physical strength; as, a light burden, or load.
(superl.) Easy to be endured or performed; not severe; not difficult; as, a light affliction or task.
(superl.) Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as, light food; also, containing little nutriment.
(superl.) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light troops; a troop of light horse.
(superl.) Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
(superl.) Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently ballasted; as, the ship returned light.
(superl.) Slight; not important; as, a light error.
(superl.) Well leavened; not heavy; as, light bread.
(superl.) Not copious or heavy; not dense; not inconsiderable; as, a light rain; a light snow; light vapors.
(superl.) Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind.
(superl.) Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy, graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light style of execution.
(superl.) Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind.
(superl.) Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; wanting dignity or solemnity; trifling; gay; frivolous; airy; unsubstantial.
(superl.) Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
(superl.) Wanton; unchaste; as, a woman of light character.
(superl.) Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped; diminished; as, light coin.
(superl.) Loose; sandy; easily pulverized; as, a light soil.
(adv.) Lightly; cheaply.
(v. t.) To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
(v. i.) To dismount; to descend, as from a horse or carriage; to alight; -- with from, off, on, upon, at, in.
(v. i.) To feel light; to be made happy.
(v. i.) To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a bird or insect.
(v. i.) To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; -- with on or upon.
(v. i.) To come by chance; to happen; -- with on or upon; formerly with into.
Example Sentences:
(1) On Friday night, in a stadium built in an area once deemed an urban wasteland, the flame that has journeyed from Athens to every corner of these islands will light the fire that launches the London Olympics of 2012.
(2) Apparently, the irradiation with visible light of a low intensity creates an additional proton gradient and thus stimulates a new replication and division cycle in the population of cells whose membranes do not have delta pH necessary for the initiation of these processes.
(3) Morphological alterations in the lungs of pheasants after prolonged high-dosage administration of bleomycin sulfate were studied by light and electron microscopy.
(4) Light microscopic studies of pancreata from mice sacrificed at this time demonstrated insulitis and beta cell necrosis.
(5) The dependence of fluorescence polarization of stained nerve fibres on the angle between the fibre axis and electrical vector of exciting light (azimuth characteristics) has been considered.
(6) A 66-year-old woman with acute idiopathic polyneuritis (Landry-Guillain-Barré [LGB] syndrome) had normal extraocular movements, but her pupils did not react to light or accommodation.
(7) We have examined overlapping octapeptides from the kappa IIIb light chain variable region and show that some framework peptides have the ability to bind aggregated IgG.
(8) This study examined both the effect of variations in optical fiber tip and in light wavelength on laser-induced hyperthermia in rat brain.
(9) The water is embossed with small waves and it has a chill glassiness which throws light back up at the sky.
(10) A new type of Escherichia coli mutant which shows increased sensitivity to methyl methane sulfonate but not to UV light or to gamma rays was isolated after mutagenesis with N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine.
(11) Approximately 90% of the patients have a lambda light chain myeloma protein and almost all patients excrete Bence-Jones protein.
(12) Matthias Müller, VW’s chief executive, said: “In light of the wide range of challenges we are currently facing, we are satisfied overall with the start we have made to what will undoubtedly be a demanding fiscal year 2016.
(13) In addition, lightly immunostained cells were distinguished in the caudal portion of the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus, area of tuber cinereum, retrochiasmatic area, and rostral portion of the paraventricular thalamic nucleus after colchicine treatment.
(14) Photograph: Guardian The research also compiled data covered by a wider definition of tax haven, including onshore jurisdictions such as the US state of Delaware – accused by the Cayman islands of playing "faster and looser" even than offshore jurisdictions – and the Republic of Ireland, which has come under sustained pressure from other EU states to reform its own low-tax, light-tough, regulatory environment.
(15) Using an in vitro culture system, light scatter analyses, and two-color flow cytometry, we provide evidence that the interleukin-2 (IL-2) and transferrin receptors can be induced within 48 hr on nonproliferating immature thymocytes.
(16) Photoreactions induced in that proper sensitizer molecules absorb UV-light or visible light.
(17) Urine specimens from patient REE also contained a light chain fragment that lacked the first (amino-terminal) 85 residues of the native light chain but otherwise was identical in sequence to the light chain REE.
(18) Three coyotes were operantly conditioned to depress one of two foot treadles, left or right, depending on the condition of the stimulus light.
(19) These results are discussed in the light of the mode of action of the substances used.
(20) The birds were maintained at a constant temperature in, dim green light.
Torch
Definition:
(n.) A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame.
(n.) A flashlight.
Example Sentences:
(1) Demolition of a steel railway bridge was carried out by nine workers using flame-torch cutting.
(2) Some of the TORCH tests are not accurate and should be avoided.
(3) This study compared soldering by a conventional torch procedure with an infrared soldering technique.
(4) In this review, the diagnostic problems encountered in the evaluation of a suspected perinatal infection have been discussed, as have the complexities of the evaluation process for the original four TORCH agents, as well as for three additional agents.
(5) What his death may mark, in fact, is the passing of the al-Qaida torch from one generation of militants to another.
(6) These skin lesions are not specific of leukemia and other diagnoses should be considered including histiocytosis, neuroblastoma, and skin erythropoiesis (in Torch syndrome, hemolytic disease of the newborn, hereditary spherocytosis, and twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome).
(7) As rioters continued to torch vehicles and stone police lines several officers were injured by projectiles.
(8) Google celebrates the Mayan calendar in today's doodle Updated at 1.10pm GMT 9.46am GMT How to destroy the Earth In part two of our apocalypse video series, I demonstrate how the world could end using a variety of household props, including a Christmas pudding, a blow torch, some pebbles from my garden and a miniature snooker table.
(9) But even as soldiers were able to impose order there after several days of anarchy that saw armed Buddhists torch the city's Muslim quarters, unrest was reported in two other towns to the south.
(10) The importance of seroprevalence of the TORCH group of agents and syphilis on perinatal morbidity and mortality in Jamaican women is discussed, and appropriate recommendations for prevention and control of congenital infections in Jamaica are suggested.
(11) The experiment must equally succeed as a torch showing the way forward not only for an enlarging European Community, but also to the ever increasing interest in global harmonization of drug regulation.
(12) She took part in the Olympic torch relay and though she never met Mao, "Chairman Hu" – as she calls the Chinese president – visited her recently.
(13) But later protesters pulled down security cameras, smashed bus stops and torched cars.
(14) A few even said that Sunday’s looting and torching of a QuikTrip gas station near the scene of Brown’s killing should be interpreted as an attack on all outsider-owned businesses, which would continue.
(15) Stun gun torch Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Zap Light sends one million volts between six metal prongs at the front of its torch.
(16) In this study about melting and torchs employed in solder in fixed prosthodontics, it's analysed the accurate melting, adequate quantity, as well as protection of adjacent tissues with an accurate anti-melting.
(17) In the evenings the men's bodies were covered in toxic mercury deposits, left by the process of mining and washing the gold; they burned them off with a blow torch.
(18) Do you wish you could change the elements in the Control Center (which you reach by swiping up from the bottom) - so for example it would contain your favourite apps, not just the clock, torch, calculator and camera?
(19) The torch began its day in Greenwich Park, where the equestrian events will take place, and progressed through the east London neighbourhoods that evangelists of the London Olympics believe will be regenerated by the £9.3bn in public money poured into the area It ended the day in Waltham Forest in the hands of Fabrice Muamba, the Bolton Wanderers footballer who suffered a heart attack on the pitch at White Hart Lane in March and was raised in the area.
(20) They will take with them more than 11 tonnes of kit, including torches, axes, rope, search cameras, stretchers and tents.