Definition von (light) im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- Bengal light
- A type of firework used in signalling, which produces a steady blue light
at last, as if given up on our common sense, they took their leave with a salute of Bengal lights from which irony may not have been entirely absent.
- Very light
- A type of pyrotechnic flare used as a signal or temporary illumination
Flares exploded, Very lights went up, even tracer, and as Jim raced the Fiat down the track he had the impression of leaving a military tattoo at its climax.
- amber light
- An amber-coloured traffic light indicating that vehicles should stop unless it is unsafe to do so, approximately equivalent to the yellow light in the US
- bad light
- A weather condition where the light is so poor that the umpires feel that to continue playing would be dangerous
- better light
- A way of presenting or perceiving something such that it appears more favourably than by an alternative presentation or perception
Knowing the real reasons for his action enabled her to view them in a better light.
- better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness
- In the face of bad times or hopelessness, it is more worthwhile to do some good, however small, in response than to complain about the situation
- black light
- Light bulb that emits ultraviolet light, usually used to create the illusion that anything white is glowing
- blue-light special
- A discount or bargain
- bring to light
- To expose or disclose something that was hidden or unknown
- circular polarized light
- circularly polarized light
- circularly polarized light
- Light (or other electromagnetic radiation) whose electric or displacement vector rotates in a plane perpendicular to the propagation direction with constant angular velocity
- coherent light
- Light of a uniform wavelength and phase; as used in lasers
- coherent-light
- Attributive form of coherent light
coherent-light emission.
- come to light
- to become known, to be revealed
- cross-light
- A word clued by a stanza in a double acrostic or triple acrostic; its initial and final letters are used to form the uprights
- density of light
- The amount of light falling on a given area, as measured by units such as the lumen
Photographers use a photometer to measure the densitiy of light from a scene.
- different light
- A way of presenting or perceiving something such that it appears differently to the way it would appear by an alternative presentation or perception
Having discovered the true circumstances the public viewed the decision in a different light.
- dome light
- An interior cabin light with a dome-shaped cover attached to the ceiling of a car, vehicle, room or building. In a vehicle it is considered a safety feature although in most vehicles it is standard equipment
- drop light
- A lamp that is suspended, for example via a cable
- faster-than-light
- Faster than the speed of light in a vacuum, the theoretical speed limit for travel within the universe
- first light
- Dawn; sunrise; the moment at which the sun can first be seen on the horizon
- fog light
- one of a pair of lights, mounted at the front of a car, below the headlights, usually white or yellow in colour, for increased visibility ahead in foggy driving conditions
- give a light
- To care
Don’t you give a light for the hell you’ve made?.
- green light
- approval, or permission to proceed
We have a green light on the project. Work starts today.
- green light
- A traffic light in its green state (indicating that vehicles may proceed)
The drive home was much faster than usual; somehow we managed to hit every green light.
- half-light
- The soft, greyish light characteristic of dawn or dusk
- hide one's light under a bushel
- To conceal one's talents or positive qualities, especially due to modesty or shyness; to avoid attention
British soroptimists have hidden their light under a bushel: there's a feeling here that we shouldn't seek publicity because we'd be drawing attention to ourselves..
- idiot light
- Any warning light or indicator on the dashboard of a car, designed to alert the driver of problems, such as the parking brake being on or the oil being low
- in light of
- given, considering
In light of the frequent kidnappings in Iraq, do you suppose someone could invent a small tracking device that could be woven onto clothing and hard to find on it so that when someone gets kidnapped, the tracking devices could pin down their location?.
- in the light of
- In the illumination from (a source of light)
In the light of the Sun.
- in the light of
- Based on conclusions derived from (evidence or argument)
In the light of the news from the stock market, we need to tighten our belts.
- isophase light
- A rhythmic light in which all durations of light and darkness are equal
- kick the tires and light the fires
- To take off
- klieg light
- An intense carbon arc lamp used in cinematography
- leading light
- An acclaimed expert, one of the foremost experts, a luminary
Stephen Hawking is a leading light in physics, people say he's the greatest physicist since Einstein.
- light
- Of low weight; not heavy
My bag was much lighter once I had dropped off the books.
- light
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance
I made some light comment, and we moved on.
- light
- The natural medium emanating from the sun and other very hot sources (now recognised as electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength of 400-750 nm), within which vision is possible
As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings.
- light
- served with extra milk or cream
- light
- Unchaste, wanton
Long after lay he musing at her mood, / Much grieu'd to thinke that gentle Dame so light, / For whose defence he was to shed his blood.
- light
- To illuminate
- light
- Gentle; having little force or momentum
This artist clearly had a light, flowing touch.
- light
- A stone that is not thrown hard enough
- light
- A source of illumination
Put that light out!.
- light
- Carrying little
I prefer to travel light.
- light
- having light
- light
- pale in colour
- light
- A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic
- light
- To find by chance
I lit upon a rare book in a second-hand bookseller's.
- light
- Lightly-built; designed for speed or small loads
We took a light aircraft down to the city.
- light
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc
This light beer still gets you drunk if you have enough of it.
- light
- A flame or something used to create fire
Hey, buddy, you got a light?.
- light
- To set fire to
She lit her last match.
- light
- To alight
She fell out of the window but luckily lit on her feet.
- light
- To start (a fire)
- light
- To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- light
- The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue
The average length of a light on a 15x15 grid is 7 or 8.
- light
- Facts. pieces of information; ideas, concepts
Now these notions are twofold, actions or habits , which are durable lights and notions, which we may use when we will.
- light
- travelling with no carriages, wagons attached
- light
- Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information
Can you throw any light on this problem?.
- light
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline
Picasso was one of the leading lights of the cubist movement.
- light
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded
Magoon's governorship in Cuba was viewed in a negative light by many Cuban historians for years thereafter.
- light
- A window, or space for a window in architecture
This facade has eight south-facing lights.
- light a fire under
- To motivate or encourage (someone) to start sooner or move faster
Let me see if I can light a fire under the waiter to get our order sooner.
- light air
- A light wind with wind speed between 0,3 and 1,5 m/s; a Force 1 wind strength on the Beaufort scale
- light as a feather
- extremely light, having minimal weight
- light at the end of the tunnel
- A better situation after long hardship
But by fall 2005, there was light at the end of the tunnel. The team could see the new business processes and financial data governance mechanisms actually being used by Nationwide employees.
- light bucket
- A reflecting telescope, especially one with a relatively large aperture and suitable for observing deep sky objects such as nebulae and galaxies
- light bulb
- An evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament which is heated by electrical resistance to produce light
- light bulb joke
- Any joke of the form "How many X does it take to change a light bulb?" followed by a witty riposte, usually incorporating a stereotype of "X"
- light bulbs
- plural form of light bulb
- light clay
- Straw-clay, a mixture of straw with a dressing of dilute liquid clay or clay slip. This natural material makes use of an agricultural by-product with an abundant component of soil has good insulating qualities but is not suitable for load bearing structural elements
- light cone
- : In special relativity, the pattern describing the temporal evolution of a flash of light in Minkowski spacetime. This is modeled in 3-space using the two horizontal axes as spatial dimensions, while the vertical axis is time
- light cones
- plural form of light cone
- light cream
- Pasteurized cream at least 18 percent of which, but less than 30% of which, is milkfat, optionally homogenized, and optionally containing added flavor, nutritive sweetener, emulsifier, or stabilizer
- light cream
- A cream at least 18 percent of which is fat
- light curve
- a graph of the intensity of radiation from an astronomical object as it changes with time
- light dependent resistor
- A photoresistor
- light echo
- A phenomenon observed in astronomy. Analogous to an echo of sound
- light elves
- A daylight dwelling elf or nature spirit (as opposed to the underground dwelling dark elves or dwarves) in Heathenry
- light elves
- A race of elves who live above ground and are radiant
- light engine
- a locomotive running on it's own, or with other powered locomotives, with no wagons or carriages attached
- light engines
- plural form of light engine
- light gel
- A thin sheet of colored plastic used to affect color temperature of lights when shooting film or video. They are held in front of a light by clipping it to the barn doors using C-47s
- light globe
- A nearly evacuated glass globe containing ionized gas, which produces lightning-like patterns when touched
- light globe
- Light bulb. (Aus)
- light globes
- plural form of light globe
- light gun
- A device resembling a gun that allows the player of a video game to target a point on the screen
- light guns
- plural form of light gun
- light in the loafers
- Gay; homosexual
- light industry
- Any industry that does not require high capitalization or heavy machinery
- light infantry
- Ground combat soldiers who are not mechanized, and whose role is harass the enemy in front of the main body of infantry
- light into
- To attack verbally; scold
He speaks with more passion than ever, lighting into George W. Bush for fumbling the economy.
- light into
- To attack physically
Father grabbed the two guns and told me to light into the other man. I jumped on him and started choking him..
- light meter
- an exposure meter
- light novel
- A Japanese novel primarily targeting young adults, typically illustrated and containing not more than 50,000 words
- light novels
- plural form of light novel
- light out
- To seek to escape pursuit by fleeing
The outlaws lit out for the border when the soldiers came.
- light out
- To run away
As he would hitch it up, the horse would bolt and light out for home.
- light panel
- a surface that uses electroluminescence to produce light
- light pen
- A pen-like device allowing a computer user to interact with the screen display
- light pens
- plural form of light pen
- light pollution
- An excess of artificial light, especially near urban areas, reducing visibility of stars, etc. in the night sky
- light porter
- A type of porter ale lighter in color than the typical dark porter
- light porter
- A worker whose duties involve carrying light (i.e., not heavy) packages, as in a bank
- light rail
- A kind of rail passenger transport with a dedicated right of way, but crossing streets at grade, usually for commuters, powered by electricity, and with lower construction costs than traditional railroads
The new Denver light rail runs along the Interstate highway.
- light rails
- plural form of light rail
- light roller
- The lighter of the rollers used for flattening the pitch between innings
The batting side may decide which of the two rollers to use - the heavy or the light roller.
- light rollers
- plural form of light roller
- light sail
- A solar sail
- light sails
- plural form of light sail
- light second
- A unit of length equal to the distance light travels in one second
- light show
- A display of coloured lights that move in shifting patterns
- light someone's fire
- To excite, to turn on
He’d prowled Houston’s titty bars for more than a decade, and he’d found the one woman who really lit his fire.
- light source
- A source of illumination
- light sources
- plural form of light source
- light spectrum
- the portion of the electromagnetic spectrum that is visible to humans
- light spectrum
- an extension of the human-visible spectrum to include near-visible wavelengths, primarily near infrared
- light speed
- The speed of light
- light switch
- A switch, usually one on a wall in a building, used to turn on or off the light
- light switches
- plural form of light switch
- light up
- To light a cigarette, pipe, etc
Smoking in this building is not allowed, so I always step outside to light up.
- light up
- To bring light to something, to brighten
The deafening claps of thunder and the dazzling flashes of lightning which lit up the ghastly scene testified that the artillery of heaven had lent its supernatural pomp to the already gruesome spectacle.
- light up
- To become light, to brighten
He saw Mary and his face lit up.
- light up
- To make happy
It lights me up, make me happy. Sometimes I go home, go in my room and cry with joy,said Hudson smiling.
- light water
- Water in its standard form of H2O, containing two protium hydrogen atoms, as opposed to heavy water
- light year
- (in plural light years; figurative, informal, nonstandard) A very long time
Some of Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions were light years ahead of their time.
- light year
- (in plural light years; figurative, informal) A very long way
The marathon runner in the lead is light years ahead of the one at the back.
- light year
- A unit of length (abbreviation ly; equal to just under 10 trillion kilometres (1016 metres)) equal to the distance light travels in one year; used to measure extremely large distances
- light years
- plural form of light year
- light-bulb
- Attributive form of light bulb
light-bulb joke.
- light-duty vehicle
- any motor vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 10,000 pounds (4,500 kg) or less
- light-emitting diode
- a rectifying semiconductor device which converts electrical energy into electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength in or near the visible spectrum of light
- light-emitting diodes
- plural form of light-emitting diode
- light-fingered
- Given to thievery. Given to shoplifting
- light-footed
- Fleet, swift, not plodding, capable of running spritely
- light-footed
- Simple past tense and past participle of light-foot, ran
We light-footed it out of there before we were caught.
- light-headedness
- The property of feeling lightheaded; dizzyness or faintness
The light-headedness passed once I lay down.
- light-minded
- Not given to heavy thoughts or thinking, frivolous, not serious
- light-scattering photometry
- any optical method used to measure the extent of the scattering of light by suspended particles or by macromolecules
- light-year
- An alternative spelling of light year
- magnesium light
- the intense light from such a lamp
- magnesium light
- a magnesium lamp
- make light of
- To regard without due seriousness; to joke or disregard inappropriately
I wish you wouldn't make light of the matter, when it obviously means a great deal to him.
- many hands make light work
- A large number of people co-operating can perform tasks easily
- neon light
- A neon lamp
- neon light
- The light from such a lamp
- occulting light
- A light in which the total duration of light in each period is clearly longer than the total duration of darkness and in which the intervals of darkness (occultations) are all of equal duration
- offer the light
- To ask the batsmen if they wish to continue playing in conditions of poor light. If they do not, play is suspended for bad light
- organic light-emitting diode
- A light-emitting diode constructed from a thin film of an organic compound
- out like a light
- Asleep or unconscious, particularly if this has occurred suddenly and the sleep is deep
Once she received anesthesia, she was out like a light.
- park light
- The lights under the headlights of a vehicle; a parking light
- pilot light
- A small, persistent flame used to ignite gas
- plane polarized light
- polarized light in which the electric and magnetic fields vibrate in phase
- polarized light
- light in which the electric and magnetic fields each vibrate in a single plane
- put on the red light
- to advertise oneself as a prostitute
- quarry light
- a diamond-shaped pane of glass designed to be set in leads
- quarter light
- a small triangular side window in a motor car
- quick light
- A light exhibiting very rapid regular alternations of light and darkness, normally sixty flashes per minute
- ray of light
- a path a photon or a group of photons takes through space, visible as a column of light
- ray of light
- an inspiring or enlightening person or thing
I think he was somewhat lost for a political position - a simple conservatism did not attract him - and I make the guess that Arnold had been a spar that he got hold of as he struggled to find a political position. I was certainly in that position, having been persuaded by Anderson, especially at the lunch-hour meetings of his Free-thought Society, of the bankruptcy of the Left. Arnold came to me as a most welcome ray of light.
- rays of light
- plural form of ray of light
- red light
- A sign of a brothel
- red light
- A warning light, especially as a traffic signal indicating ‘stop’
We ran three red lights on the way to the hospital.
- red light
- Denial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility
- red-light camera
- A roadside camera, placed near a stoplight, designed to photograph vehicles that disobey a red traffic light
- red-light districts
- plural form of red-light district
- run a red light
- To pass a political bill that is clearly based on false premises
- run a red light
- To falsely accuse someone of wrongdoing
- run a red light
- To enter a restricted area. To trespass
- run a red light
- To pass through the traffic light when the red light is on
- see the light
- To undergo a spiritual conversion
Praise the Lord. I saw the light.
- see the light
- To gain an understanding of something previously not understood, especially in a sudden insight
Finally, near the end of the meeting, John saw the light and withdrew his objections.
- shed light on
- To illuminate; to make clear
There was another noticeable circumstance that shed light on human nature and Grim's knowledge of it..
- shed light upon
- Illuminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown)
This mystery has vexed us all hitherto; perhaps you will be able to shed light upon the matter, Inspector.
- speed of light
- The speed of electromagnetic radiation in a perfect vacuum: exactly 299,792,458 metres per second
- sub-light
- At less than the speed of light
- sweetness and light
- That which is good, pure, pleasant, etc
Mailing lists are not all sweetness and light, though. Joining a mailing list is a little complex.
- synchrotron light
- synchrotron radiation
- traffic light
- a signalling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing to indicate when it may be safe to drive, ride or walk, using a universal colour code
- traffic light
- the coloured dots on stamp sheet margins printed with offset litho or photogravure methods, used by the printers to check colour accuracy
- traffic-light
- Alternative spelling of traffic light
- trip the light fantastic
- To dance or to move rhythmically to musical accompaniment, especially in a graceful or nimble manner
In the fairy tale by the Grimm brothers, they each wear out a pair of dancing shoes nightly, tripping the light fantastic in a magic forest.
- trip the light fantastic toe
- Alternative form of trip the light fantastic
The venerable Sachems now returned to the ballroom, where they tripped the light fantastic toe until the hour far.
- ultraviolet light
- Light in the ultraviolet part of the spectrum
- ultraviolet light
- Light bulb that emits ultraviolet light; see black light
- visible light
- the part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between infrared and ultraviolet, that is visible to the human eye
- visible-light
- Attributive form of visible light
visible-light astronomy.
- white light
- A white-coloured light or lamp
- white light
- Light, having a mixture of frequencies, being perceived as having no specific colour; such as sunlight
- worse light
- A way of presenting or perceiving something such that it appears less favourably than by an alternative presentation or perception
Knowing the real reasons for his action caused her to view them in a worse light.
- yellow light
- A traffic light, between the green light and the red light, indicating that vehicles may proceed with caution
- yellow light
- Limited approval or permission to proceed
- zodiacal light
- A soft glow of white light extending upward from the horizon along the ecliptic, particularly in the tropics
- light-hearted
- free from care
- fog light
- front or rear light on a car that casts light of a color in order to reduce the effect of fog and rain
- light bulb
- object made from a metal base and glass case (produces light when an electrical current is passed through it)
- see the light
- change for the better; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light"
- metering light
- (Spor) A ramp meter, ramp signal or metering light is a device, usually a basic traffic light or a two-section signal (red and green only, no yellow) light together with a signal controller that regulates the flow of traffic entering freeways according to current traffic conditions
- zodiacal light
- (Tekstil) A faint, roughly triangular, diffuse white glow seen in the night sky that appears to extend up from the vicinity of the Sun along the ecliptic or zodiac. It is best seen just after sunset and before sunrise in spring and autumn when the zodiac is at a steep angle to the horizon. Caused by sunlight scattered by space dust in the zodiacal cloud, it is so faint that either moonlight or light pollution renders it invisible
