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verb
- subject to refraction
- determine the refracting power of (a lens)
- (transitive, physics) Of a medium, substance, object, etc.: to deflect the course of (light rays), esp. when they enter the medium, etc., at an oblique angle; to cause refraction of (light, other electromagnetic radiation, or sound or other wave phenomena).
- (transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
- (transitive, ophthalmology) To measure, and often also to correct with lenses, the refractive error of (an eye) or the eyes of (a person).
- (transitive, figurative) To mediate; to alter; to distort.
adj
- (not comparable, optics) Having the capacity to separate spectral colours by refraction.
- able to refract light without spectral color separation
- (biology) Relating to chromatin (a complex of DNA, RNA, and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division).
- (Ancient Greece, historical) One of three types of tetrachord (the others being the diatonic and enharmonic), with an interval between half and four-fifths of the total interval of a tetrachord.
- (comparable) Brightly coloured; colourful, vivid.
- Relating to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key in which a passage of music is written.
- (not comparable) Characterized or caused by, or relating to, colour or hue.
- (not comparable, graph theory) Relating to colorings of graphs.
- based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones
- being or having or characterized by hue
noun
- Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours.
- (baseball) A curveball, particularly a slow one.
- (soccer) A trick in which the player makes the ball arc over the opponent's head using both feet; rainbow kick
- (often used with “of”) A wide assortment; a varied multitude.
- (figurative) An illusion; a mirage.
- Rainbow trout.
- (poker slang) In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits.
- A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
- (figuratively, sometimes derogatory) A person within the LGBT community.
- an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- an illusory hope
adj
- Multicolored, especially if in rainbow order.
- (attributive, sometimes derogatory) LGBT.
- (poker, chiefly of a flop) Composed entirely of different suits.
- (mathematics, cryptography) Of or pertaining to rainbow tables.
- (attributive, chiefly US) Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions.
verb
- (transitive) To brighten with, or as with, a rainbow; to pattern with the colours of the rainbow.
- (intransitive) To take the appearance of a rainbow.
- (climbing) In climbing gyms where the rocks to climb are colored to indicate suggested climbing routes, to climb rocks of different colors, thereby ignoring such routes.
verb
- (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
- (transitive, intransitive) To disseminate.
- (transitive, intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
- (transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
- (transitive, intransitive) To distribute throughout.
- cause to become widely known
- cause to separate
- to cause to separate and go in different directions
- move away from each other
- separate (light) into spectral rays
- distribute loosely
adj
adj
noun
verb
noun
- (countable, optics) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
- (countable, seismology) The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre).
- (ichthyology) The centre of an older fish's scale, which is the point where a younger fish's scale starts to grow from.
- (countable, geometry) A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.
- (countable) Something to which activity, attention or interest is primarily directed.
- (linguistics) The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
- An object used in casting a magic spell.
- (uncountable, photography, cinematography) The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- (graphical user interface) The status of being the currently active element in a user interface, often indicated by a visual highlight.
- (uncountable) Concentration of attention.
- (uncountable, photography, cinematography) The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
- a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
- special emphasis attached to something
- a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
- maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
- a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
- the concentration of attention or energy on something
verb
- (transitive, optics) To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
- (computing, graphical user interface, transitive) To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.
- (transitive) To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
- (transitive) To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task.
- (intransitive) To concentrate one’s attention.
- (accounting, formerly) To aggregate figures of accounts.
- (intransitive, optics, of a lens, optical instrument, etc.) To adjust itself or be adjusted such that light from a scene converges appropriately to create a clear image.
- (intransitive, followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention on something; to have as one's central point of interest, concern, etc.
- put (an image) into focus
- direct one's attention on something
- bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
- cause to converge on or toward a central point
- become focussed or come into focus
adj
- reflecting light
- superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
- (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers
- (figurative) Attention-grabbing and superficially attractive.
- Having a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface.
noun
noun
noun
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes 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.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
adj
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
adv
verb
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
noun
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- The quality of being luminous.
- The amount of light that passes through, is emitted, or is reflected from a particular area, and falls within a given solid angle.
- (optics) The luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction (i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area), measured in stilbs or apostilbs.
noun
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- (physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
- (astronomy) The rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions.
- (uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
noun
- in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs
- a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
- (crystallography, mineralogy) The direction in which a ray of light passing through a crystal does not suffer double refraction.
- The optical axis.
noun
- (physics) The diffraction pattern so obtained.
- (physics) The scattering of X-rays by the regular lattice of atoms or molecules in a crystal.
- (analytical chemistry) The technique of using such patterns to determine that geometry of a crystal, or the arrangements of atoms in a molecule; X-ray crystallography.
- the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal
noun
- (optometry) Diffraction.
- (grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
- (countable) An affix representing a given variation.
- A change in pitch or tone of voice.
- (countable) Any specific type of morphological variation, which applies to a given class of terms.
- (countable) Any specific morphological form of a particular term, such as the principal parts for any given stem; any of the declined or conjugated forms that constitute its declension or conjugation.
- (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
- A turning away from a straight course.
- deviation from a straight or normal course
- a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
- the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
- a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
noun
- the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
- a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
- a quality that outshines the usual
- An ornamental light providing luster, especially a chandelier.
- A piece of glass added to a light (especially a chandelier) to increase its luster.
- The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
- A substance that imparts luster to a surface, such as polish, gloss, plumbago, glaze, etc.
- (figurative) Polish, social refinement.
- (literary) Any shining body or thing.
- (figurative) Shining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine.
- The layer of an object that imparts luster, chiefly with regard to ceramics.
- Clipping of lusterware: highly lustrous ceramics.
- (geology) The way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.
- A kind of lustrous fabric with a wool weft and cotton, linen, or silk warp, chiefly used for women's dresses.
- (figurative) Shining beauty, splendor, attractiveness or attraction.
- Alternative form of lustrum: A five-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts.
- (figurative) Shining fame, renown, glory.
verb
noun
verb
noun
adj
verb
noun
- Any prismatic refraction of light showing a spectrum of colours.
- (baseball) A curveball, particularly a slow one.
- (soccer) A trick in which the player makes the ball arc over the opponent's head using both feet; rainbow kick
- (often used with “of”) A wide assortment; a varied multitude.
- (figurative) An illusion; a mirage.
- Rainbow trout.
- (poker slang) In Texas hold 'em or Omaha hold 'em, a flop that contains three different suits.
- A multicoloured arch in the sky, produced by prismatic refraction of light within droplets of rain in the air.
- (figuratively, sometimes derogatory) A person within the LGBT community.
- an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
- an illusory hope
adj
- Multicolored, especially if in rainbow order.
- (attributive, sometimes derogatory) LGBT.
- (poker, chiefly of a flop) Composed entirely of different suits.
- (mathematics, cryptography) Of or pertaining to rainbow tables.
- (attributive, chiefly US) Made up of several races or ethnicities, or (more broadly) of several cultural or ideological factions.
verb
- (transitive) To brighten with, or as with, a rainbow; to pattern with the colours of the rainbow.
- (intransitive) To take the appearance of a rainbow.
- (climbing) In climbing gyms where the rocks to climb are colored to indicate suggested climbing routes, to climb rocks of different colors, thereby ignoring such routes.
noun
- (countable, optics) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
- (countable, seismology) The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre).
- (ichthyology) The centre of an older fish's scale, which is the point where a younger fish's scale starts to grow from.
- (countable, geometry) A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.
- (countable) Something to which activity, attention or interest is primarily directed.
- (linguistics) The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
- An object used in casting a magic spell.
- (uncountable, photography, cinematography) The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- (graphical user interface) The status of being the currently active element in a user interface, often indicated by a visual highlight.
- (uncountable) Concentration of attention.
- (uncountable, photography, cinematography) The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
- maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
- a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges
- special emphasis attached to something
- a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section
- maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea
- a central point or locus of an infection in an organism
- the concentration of attention or energy on something
verb
- (transitive, optics) To adjust (a lens, an optical instrument) in order to position an image with respect to the focal plane.
- (computing, graphical user interface, transitive) To transfer the input focus to (a visual element), so that it receives subsequent input.
- (transitive) To cause (rays of light, etc) to converge at a single point.
- (transitive) To direct attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or task.
- (intransitive) To concentrate one’s attention.
- (accounting, formerly) To aggregate figures of accounts.
- (intransitive, optics, of a lens, optical instrument, etc.) To adjust itself or be adjusted such that light from a scene converges appropriately to create a clear image.
- (intransitive, followed by on or upon) To concentrate one's attention on something; to have as one's central point of interest, concern, etc.
- put (an image) into focus
- direct one's attention on something
- bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
- cause to converge on or toward a central point
- become focussed or come into focus
noun
noun
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- a particular perspective or aspect of a situation
- the visual effect of illumination on objects or scenes as created in pictures
- a person regarded very fondly
- a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires
- a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
- an illuminated area
- mental understanding as an enlightening experience
- having abundant light or illumination
- a visual warning signal
- (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
- merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance
- any device serving as a source of illumination
- public awareness
- (painting) The manner in which the light strikes 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.
- A traffic light, or (by extension) an intersection controlled by traffic lights.
- A notable person within a specific field or discipline.
- (crosswording) The series of squares reserved for the answer to a crossword clue.
- (informal) A cross-light in a double acrostic or triple acrostic.
- (curling) A stone that is not thrown hard enough.
- See lights (“lungs”).
- (by extension) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye or in nearby ranges (infrared or ultraviolet radiation).
- A lightbulb or similar light-emitting device, regardless of whether it is lit.
- (slang) A cigarette lighter.
- A flame or something used to create fire.
- (military, historical) A member of the light cavalry.
- The brightness of the eye or eyes.
- A window in architecture, carriage design, or motor car design: either the opening itself or the window pane of glass that fills it, if any.
- (figurative) Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
- (by extension, less commonly) Electromagnetic radiation of any wavelength.
- A point of view, or aspect from which a concept, person or thing is regarded.
- (countable) A source of illumination.
- (physics, uncountable) Electromagnetic radiation in the wavelength range visible to the human eye (about 400–750 nanometers): visible light.
- Open view; a visible state or condition; public observation; publicity.
- (Australia, uncountable) A low-alcohol lager.
- The power of perception by vision: eyesight (sightedness; vision).
- A firework made by filling a case with a substance which burns brilliantly with a white or coloured flame.
adj
- of comparatively little physical weight or density
- psychologically light; especially free from sadness or troubles
- marked by temperance in indulgence
- of little intensity or power or force
- easily assimilated in the alimentary canal; not rich or heavily seasoned
- not great in degree or quantity or number
- moving easily and quickly; nimble
- (used of vowels or syllables) pronounced with little or no stress
- intended primarily as entertainment; not serious or profound
- (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent
- designed for ease of movement or to carry little weight
- casual and unrestrained in sexual behavior
- weak and likely to lose consciousness
- (physics, chemistry) not having atomic weight greater than average
- (of sleep) easily disturbed
- silly or trivial
- having relatively few calories
- characterized by or emitting light
- demanding little effort; not burdensome
- less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so
- (of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
- having little importance
- (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency
- of the military or industry; using (or being) relatively small or light arms or equipment
- very thin and insubstantial
- Slight, not forceful or intense; small in amount or intensity.
- Gentle; having little force or momentum.
- Low in fat, calories, alcohol, salt, etc.
- Free from burden or impediment; unencumbered.
- Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments; hence, active; nimble; swift.
- With low viscosity.
- (of coffee) Served with extra milk or cream.
- Pale or whitish in color; highly luminous and more or less deficient in chroma.
- Having little or relatively little actual weight; not heavy; not cumbrous or unwieldy.
- (cooking) Not heavy or soggy; spongy; well raised.
- (military) Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons.
- (rail transport, of a locomotive or consist of locomotives) Without any piece of equipment attached or attached only to a caboose.
- Cheerful.
- Easy to endure or perform.
- Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.
- (nautical, of a ship) Riding high because of no cargo; by extension, pertaining to a ship which is light.
- Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged; dizzy; giddy.
- Lightly built; typically designed for speed or small loads.
- Fast; nimble.
- Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; lacking dignity or solemnity; frivolous; airy.
- Of short or insufficient weight; weighing less than the legal, standard, or proper amount; clipped or diminished.
- Having little weight as compared with bulk; of little density or specific gravity.
- Easily interrupted by stimulation.
- Unimportant, trivial, having little value or significance.
adv
verb
- begin to smoke
- introduce light into
- alight from (a horse)
- fall to somebody by assignment or lot; passed
- start or maintain a fire in
- cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat
- to come to rest, settle
- (transitive) To illuminate; to provide light for when it is dark.
- (by extension) To leave; to depart.
- (nautical) To unload a ship, or to jettison material to make it lighter
- To find by chance.
- (transitive) To start (a fire).
- To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off.
- To stop upon (of eyes or a glance); to notice
- (transitive) To set fire to; to set burning.
- To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
- (transitive, pinball) To make (a bonus) available to be collected by hitting a target, and thus light up the feature light corresponding to that bonus to indicate its availability.
- (intransitive) To become ignited; to take fire.
noun
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- The quality of being luminous.
- The amount of light that passes through, is emitted, or is reflected from a particular area, and falls within a given solid angle.
- (optics) The luminous flux emitted in a given direction divided by the product of the projected area of the source element perpendicular to the direction and the solid angle containing that direction (i.e. luminous intensity divided by unit area), measured in stilbs or apostilbs.
noun
- the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light
- (physics) the ratio of luminous flux to radiant flux at the same wavelength; the luminosity factor
- (astronomy) The rate at which a star radiates energy in all directions.
- (uncountable) the state of being luminous, or a luminous object; brilliance or radiance
noun
- in a doubly refracting crystal, the line in the direction of which no double refraction occurs
- a line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
- (crystallography, mineralogy) The direction in which a ray of light passing through a crystal does not suffer double refraction.
- The optical axis.
noun
- (physics) The diffraction pattern so obtained.
- (physics) The scattering of X-rays by the regular lattice of atoms or molecules in a crystal.
- (analytical chemistry) The technique of using such patterns to determine that geometry of a crystal, or the arrangements of atoms in a molecule; X-ray crystallography.
- the scattering of X rays by the atoms of a crystal; the diffraction pattern shows structure of the crystal
noun
- (optometry) Diffraction.
- (grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.
- (countable) An affix representing a given variation.
- A change in pitch or tone of voice.
- (countable) Any specific type of morphological variation, which applies to a given class of terms.
- (countable) Any specific morphological form of a particular term, such as the principal parts for any given stem; any of the declined or conjugated forms that constitute its declension or conjugation.
- (mathematics) A change in curvature from concave to convex or from convex to concave.
- A turning away from a straight course.
- deviation from a straight or normal course
- a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
- the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
- a manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified
noun
- the visual property of something that shines with reflected light
- a surface coating for ceramics or porcelain
- a quality that outshines the usual
- An ornamental light providing luster, especially a chandelier.
- A piece of glass added to a light (especially a chandelier) to increase its luster.
- The ability or condition of shining with reflected light; sheen, gleam, gloss, sparkle, shine, etc.
- A substance that imparts luster to a surface, such as polish, gloss, plumbago, glaze, etc.
- (figurative) Polish, social refinement.
- (literary) Any shining body or thing.
- (figurative) Shining light from within, luminosity, brightness, shine.
- The layer of an object that imparts luster, chiefly with regard to ceramics.
- Clipping of lusterware: highly lustrous ceramics.
- (geology) The way in which the surface of any particular type of mineral reflects light differently from other minerals, which is helpful in telling minerals apart.
- A kind of lustrous fabric with a wool weft and cotton, linen, or silk warp, chiefly used for women's dresses.
- (figurative) Shining beauty, splendor, attractiveness or attraction.
- Alternative form of lustrum: A five-year period, especially (historical) in Roman contexts.
- (figurative) Shining fame, renown, glory.
verb
noun
verb
noun
adj
verb
verb
- subject to refraction
- determine the refracting power of (a lens)
- (transitive, physics) Of a medium, substance, object, etc.: to deflect the course of (light rays), esp. when they enter the medium, etc., at an oblique angle; to cause refraction of (light, other electromagnetic radiation, or sound or other wave phenomena).
- (transitive, optics) To cause (light) to change direction as a result of entering a different medium.
- (transitive, ophthalmology) To measure, and often also to correct with lenses, the refractive error of (an eye) or the eyes of (a person).
- (transitive, figurative) To mediate; to alter; to distort.
verb
- (physics, transitive, intransitive) To separate rays of light, etc., according to wavelength; to refract.
- (transitive, intransitive) To disseminate.
- (transitive, intransitive) To break up and disappear; to dissipate.
- (transitive, intransitive) To scatter in different directions.
- (transitive, intransitive) To distribute throughout.
- cause to become widely known
- cause to separate
- to cause to separate and go in different directions
- move away from each other
- separate (light) into spectral rays
- distribute loosely
adj
adj
- (not comparable, optics) Having the capacity to separate spectral colours by refraction.
- able to refract light without spectral color separation
- (biology) Relating to chromatin (a complex of DNA, RNA, and proteins within the cell nucleus out of which chromosomes condense during cell division).
- (Ancient Greece, historical) One of three types of tetrachord (the others being the diatonic and enharmonic), with an interval between half and four-fifths of the total interval of a tetrachord.
- (comparable) Brightly coloured; colourful, vivid.
- Relating to or using notes not belonging to the diatonic scale of the key in which a passage of music is written.
- (not comparable) Characterized or caused by, or relating to, colour or hue.
- (not comparable, graph theory) Relating to colorings of graphs.
- based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones
- being or having or characterized by hue
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noun
verb
adj
- reflecting light
- superficially attractive and stylish; suggesting wealth or expense
- based on pretense; deceptively pleasing
- (of paper and fabric and leather) having a surface made smooth and shiny especially by pressing between rollers
- (figurative) Attention-grabbing and superficially attractive.
- Having a smooth, silklike, reflective (shiny) surface.