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LIGHT SOURCE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any device serving as a source of illumination
Example:
he stopped the car and turned off the lights
Synonyms:
light; light source
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("light source" is a kind of...):
source of illumination (any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "light source"):
torch (a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance)
theater light (any of various lights used in a theater)
strip lighting (light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination)
running light; sidelight (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)
searchlight (a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction)
sconce (a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce)
room light (light that provides general illumination for a room)
panel light (a light to illuminate an instrument panel)
night-light (light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids))
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)
jacklight (a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night)
houselights (lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium)
headlamp; headlight (a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive)
flood; flood lamp; floodlight; photoflood (light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography)
fairy light (a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas))
blinker; flasher (a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages)
anchor light; riding lamp; riding light (a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor)
