Illumination synonyms

ĭ-lo͝o'mə-nā'shən

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enlightenment
A philosophical movement of the 1700s that emphasized the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions and that brought about many humanitarian reforms. Used with the.
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flame
Brilliance or bright coloring
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flash (related)
A device, such as a flashbulb, flashgun, or flash lamp, used to produce such illumination.
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awareness
The state or quality of being aware of something
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brightness
The quality or condition of being bright
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exposition
(Writing) An opening section in fiction, including novel, play, and movie, by which background information about the characters, events, or setting is conveyed.
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gleam
A small or indistinct shaft or stream of light.
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education
An instructive or enlightening experience:
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information
A person or agency answering questions as a service to others
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ornament
An adorning or being adorned; ornamentation
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embellishment
Something that embellishes, as an ornament, a fictitious touch added to a factual account, a musical phrase, etc.
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knowledge (related)
The total of what is known; all information and products of learning. [from 16th c.]
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decoration (related)
A medal, badge, or similar token of honor
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brilliance
The quality of having extraordinary mental capacity.
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insight
A perception produced by this ability.
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light
Spiritual or mental illumination; enlightenment, useful information.
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lighting
A giving light or being lighted; illumination; ignition
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misunderstanding (antonym)
A failure to understand or interpret correctly.
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misconception (antonym)
A mistaken thought, idea, or notion; a misunderstanding:
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ignorance (antonym)
The condition of being uninformed or uneducated. Lack of knowledge or information.
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obscurity (antonym)
The quality of being difficult to understand; a thing that is difficult to understand.
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vagueness (antonym)
(Uncountable) The condition of being unclear; vague.
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darkness (antonym)
(Countable) The product of being dark.
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dimness (antonym)
The state of being dim, poorly illuminated, almost dark.
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edification
An edifying or being edified; instruction; esp., moral or spiritual instruction
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clarification
The act of clarifying; the act or process of making clear or transparent by freeing visible impurities; particularly, the clearing or fining of liquid substances from feculent matter by the separation of the insoluble particles which prevent the liquid from being transparent.
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construction
The art, trade, or work of building:
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elucidation
A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an illustration; as, one example may serve for further elucidation of the subject.
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exegesis
An exposition or explanation of a text, especially a religious one.
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explanation
Something that explains, makes understandable.
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explication
The sense given by an expositor).
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illustration
An example that is used to clarify or explain something.
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interpretation
(Countable) An act or process of applying general principles or formulae to the explanation of the results obtained in special cases.
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enucleation
(Microbiology) The removal of the nuclear body of a cell.
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teach (related)
A teacher.
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explain (related)
Something that serves to explain or clarify
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miniature
The definition of a miniature is a copy of something that is much smaller than the original.
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illuminance
The luminous flux per unit area at any point on a surface exposed to incident light. It is measured in luxes.
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light source (related)
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shading (related)
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darkfield (related)
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diffuse-light (related)
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rheinberg (related)
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brightfield (related)
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visible light (related)
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monochromatic (related)
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incident light (related)
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solar-spectrum (related)
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teaching
The act, practice, occupation, or profession of a teacher.
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Illumination Sentence Examples

  • Within the band, the illumination FIG.

  • 2, B), since there is no difference in the illumination and other external conditions, --------

  • We will now investigate the total illumination distributed over the area of the circle of radius r.

  • If the slit is of 'constant width and we require the illumination at various points on the screen behind it, we must regard the arc of the curve as of constant length.

  • The only effect of the ruling is to diminish the amplitude in the ratio a: a+d; and, except for the difference in illumination, the appearance of a line of light is the same as if the aperture were perfectly free.

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