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Lighting

//ˈlaɪtɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The equipment used to provide illumination; the illumination so provided. countable, uncountable

    "The acetylene gas lighting in the station offices and platforms at Kyle of Lochalsh recently has been replaced by electric lighting."

  2. 2
    the act of setting something on fire wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of activating such equipment, or of igniting a flame etc. countable, uncountable

    "We've observed plenty of strikings followed by lightings, so even if we should not say that the strikings cause the lightings, isn't it at least reasonable to predict, and to believe, that the next time we strike a match in similar conditions, it will be followed by a lighting?"

  4. 4
    the craft of providing artificial light wordnet
  5. 5
    The process of annealing metals. countable, dated, uncountable
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  1. 6
    apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film wordnet
  2. 7
    having abundant light or illumination wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of light form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From light + -ing.

Etymology 2

From light + -ing.

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