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light [lights] (electromagnetic waves) noun [UK: laɪt] [US: ˈlaɪt] | lichtsubstantief |
light [lights] (flame or something used to create fire) noun [UK: laɪt] [US: ˈlaɪt] | vuurtjesubstantief |
light bulb [light bulbs] (evacuated glass bulb containing a metal filament that produces light) noun [UK: laɪt bʌlb] [US: ˈlaɪt ˈbəlb] | gloeilampsubstantief lichtpeertjesubstantief peersubstantief peertjesubstantief |
light-headed (feeling faint) adjective [UK: laɪt ˈhe.dɪd] [US: ˈlaɪt ˈhe.dəd] | licht in het hoofdbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
light pollution (excess artificial light) noun [UK: laɪt pə.ˈluːʃ.n̩] [US: ˈlaɪt pə.ˈluːʃ.n̩] | lichtvervuilingsubstantief |
light switch (switch used to turn the light on or off) noun [UK: laɪt swɪtʃ] [US: ˈlaɪt ˈswɪtʃ] | lichtknopjesubstantief |
light year (astronomical distance) noun | lichtjaarsubstantief |
lighten [lightened, lightening, lightens] (to alleviate) verb [UK: ˈlaɪt.n̩] [US: ˈlaɪt.n̩] | verlichtenwerkwoord |
lighter [lighters] (a barge) noun [UK: ˈlaɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈlaɪ.tər] | lichtersubstantief |
lighter [lighters] (fire-making device) noun [UK: ˈlaɪ.tə(r)] [US: ˈlaɪ.tər] | aanstekersubstantief |
lighthouse [lighthouses] (building containing a light to warn or guide ships) noun [UK: ˈlaɪt.haʊs] [US: ˈlaɪt.ˌhɑːws] | vuurtorensubstantief |
lighthouse keeper (person who lives in a lighthouse and tends the light) noun | vuurtorenwachtersubstantief vuurtorenwachtstersubstantief |
lightland (place of sunrise or sunset) noun | Lichtlandsubstantief |
lightning [lightnings] (flash of light) noun [UK: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ] | bliksemsubstantief bliksemflitssubstantief bliksemschichtsubstantief weerlichtsubstantief |
lightning bolt (single visible lightning discharge) noun | bliksemflitssubstantief |
lightning fast (fast as lightning) adjective | bliksemsnelbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
lightning rod (metallic conductor that protects from lightning) noun [UK: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ rɒd] [US: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ ˈrɑːd] | bliksemafleidersubstantief donderroedesubstantief |
lightning strike (event during an electrical storm) noun [UK: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ straɪk] [US: ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ ˈstraɪk] | blikseminslagsubstantief |
lightsaber (a fictional type of sword) noun [UK: lˈaɪtseɪbə] [US: lˈaɪtseɪbɚ] | lichtsabelsubstantief lichtzwaardsubstantief |
lightship noun [UK: ˈlaɪ.tʃɪp] [US: ˈlaɪ.ˌtʃɪp] | lichtschipsubstantief |
lightspeed (the speed of light) noun | snelheid van het lichtsubstantief |
lightweight (having less than average weight) adjective [UK: ˈlaɪ.tweɪt] [US: ˈlaɪ.ˈtweɪt] | lichtgewichtbijvoeglijk naamwoord |
astronomical twilight (period of partial darkness) noun | astronomische schemeringsubstantief |
backlight [backlights] (light attached to an LCD display) noun [UK: ˈbæ.klaɪt] [US: ˈbæ.ˌklaɪt] | backlightsubstantief |
backlight [backlights] (rear window of a motor car) noun [UK: ˈbæ.klaɪt] [US: ˈbæ.ˌklaɪt] | achterruitsubstantief |
backlight [backlights] (spotlight that illuminates a photographic subject from behind) noun [UK: ˈbæ.klaɪt] [US: ˈbæ.ˌklaɪt] | tegenlichtsubstantief |
ball lightning (a short-lived, glowing ball sometimes observed to float in the air) noun [UK: bɔːl ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈbɒl ˈlaɪt.n̩.ɪŋ] | bolbliksemsubstantief |
bring to light (expose) verb [UK: brɪŋ tuː laɪt] [US: ˈbrɪŋ ˈtuː ˈlaɪt] | aan het licht brengenwerkwoord |
candlelight (the light of a candle) noun [UK: ˈkændl laɪt] [US: ˈkæn.dəl.ˌlaɪt] | kaarslichtsubstantief |
Christmas light (Christmas lights (plural)) noun | kerstverlichtingsubstantief |
cigar lighter noun | aanstekersubstantief |