The meaning of Illumination

noun

A thing which adorns or decorates; an ornament.

Usage examples:

The necktie is no longer a necessary male adornment

noun

Something decorative, or the act of decorating something or someone

noun

Intense brightness of light.

Usage examples:

The nights were dark, lit only by the brilliance of aegean stars

noun

The action of making a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible.

Usage examples:

Please advise us if you require further clarification

noun

An explanation or more details that makes something clear or easier to understand

Usage examples:

Some further clarification of your position is needed.

verb

(of a bright light) blind (a person or their eyes) temporarily.

Usage examples:

She was dazzled by the headlights

noun

Brightness that blinds someone temporarily.

Usage examples:

I screwed my eyes up against the dazzle

verb

To cause someone to feel strong admiration of something or someone

Usage examples:

He was dazzled by rome’s architectural treasures.

noun

The process or art of decorating something.

Usage examples:

The lavish decoration of cloth with gilt

noun

Something added to an object or place to make it look more attractive; the act of doing this

Usage examples:

[ c ] the molding has a floral decoration carved into it., [ u ] some women wear barrettes as decor…

noun

Explanation that makes something clear; clarification.

Usage examples:

Work that led to the elucidation of the structure of proteins

noun

The act of explaining something or making something clear

Usage examples:

These figures need elucidation., a diagram was provided for further elucidation.

noun

A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.

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Architectural embellishments

noun

Something added to make another thing more beautiful or interesting, or the process of doing this

Usage examples:

The architect was asked to add some sculptural embellishments to the building design., she's a no-n…

noun

Critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

Usage examples:

The task of biblical exegesis

noun

An explanation of a text, especially from the bible, after its careful study

noun

A statement or account that makes something clear.

Usage examples:

The birth rate is central to any explanation of population trends

noun

The details or other information that someone gives to make something clear or easy to understand

Usage examples:

[ c ] she gave a detailed explanation of the administration’s health-care proposal., [ c ] he had n…

noun

The process of analysing and developing an idea or principle in detail.

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This term is meaningless without further explication and analysis

noun

The act of explaining something in detail, especially a piece of writing or an idea

Usage examples:

His explication of each side's strategies and tactics is gripping., there's too much explication in…

noun

A comprehensive description and explanation of an idea or theory.

Usage examples:

A systematic exposition of the idea of biodiversity

noun

A statement that explains something clearly

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The san francisco exposition

noun

A show in which industrial goods, works of art, etc. are shown to the public

Usage examples:

A machinery and equipment exposition

verb

Shine in a bright but brief, sudden, or intermittent way.

Usage examples:

Lightning flashed overhead

noun

A sudden brief burst of bright light.

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A flash of lightning

adjective

Ostentatiously stylish or expensive.

Usage examples:

A flash new car

noun

The visible or invisible radiation produced from certain substances as a result of incident radiation of a shorter wavelength such as x-rays or ultraviolet light.

Usage examples:

The uralolite exhibits faint green fluorescence in shortwave ultraviolet radiation.

noun

Light produced by a substance that has absorbed light or other radiation, which has a longer wavelength than the light that has been absorbed

Usage examples:

The compound emits blue fluorescence., the mechanisms of fluorescence have applications in televisi…

verb

Stare in an angry or fierce way.

Usage examples:

She glared at him, her cheeks flushing

noun

A fierce or angry stare.

Usage examples:

She gave harley a glare of contempt

verb

To look at someone angrily and without moving your eyes

Usage examples:

He kept talking during the concert, and people were glaring at him., the sun glared on the snow and…

verb

Shine brightly, especially with reflected light.

Usage examples:

Light gleamed on the china cats

noun

A faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something.

Usage examples:

The gleam of a silver tray

verb

To shine with a soft light

Usage examples:

Street lights gleamed brightly in the snow., the gleam of silver candlesticks

adjective

(of a smooth surface) reflecting light, typically because very clean or polished.

Usage examples:

Gleaming black limousines

verb

Shine brightly, especially with reflected light.

Usage examples:

Light gleamed on the china cats

verb

Shine with a bright, shimmering reflected light.

Usage examples:

The grass glittered with dew

noun

A bright, shimmering reflected light.

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The blue glitter of the sea

verb

To shine with little, bright flashes of reflected light

Usage examples:

The grass glittered like jewels., the glitter of moonlight on the lake, decorate the dress with gli…

verb

Give out steady light without flame.

Usage examples:

The tips of their cigarettes glowed in the dark

noun

A steady radiance of light or heat.

Usage examples:

The setting sun cast a deep red glow over the city

adjective

Expressing great praise.

Usage examples:

He received a glowing report from his teachers

verb

Give out steady light without flame.

Usage examples:

The tips of their cigarettes glowed in the dark

adjective

Full of enthusiastic praise

Usage examples:

Glowing reviews, a glowing evaluation

verb

Light up; brighten.

Usage examples:

He moved her lamp so that her face was illumined

noun

A picture illustrating a book, newspaper, etc.

Usage examples:

An illustration of a yacht

noun

The act of producing a bright light from a heated part

Usage examples:

Meteors and comets entering the earth's atmosphere compress the air and heat it to incandescence., …

noun

The process or fact of irradiating or being irradiated.

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Ultraviolet irradiation

noun

The natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.

Usage examples:

The light of the sun

verb

Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.

Usage examples:

The room was lit by a number of small lamps

adjective

Having a considerable or sufficient amount of natural light; not dark.

Usage examples:

The bedrooms are light and airy

noun

Equipment in a room, building, or street for producing light.

Usage examples:

Fluorescent bulbs for street lighting

verb

Provide with light or lighting; illuminate.

Usage examples:

The room was lit by a number of small lamps

verb

Come upon or discover by chance.

Usage examples:

He lit on a possible solution

noun

The emission of light by a substance that has not been heated, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence.

Usage examples:

Honey fungus produces a ghostly greenish luminescence

noun

The giving out of light by a substance that has not been heated

Usage examples:

A variety of lighting elements are used, from led to chemical luminescence., the car headlights lit…

noun

Decorative elements added to something to enhance its appearance.

Usage examples:

A baroque chandelier with plasterwork ornamentation

noun

Decoration

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A plain gold ring with no ornamentation

noun

Light emitted by a substance without combustion or perceptible heat.

Usage examples:

The stones overhead gleamed with phosphorescence

noun

A kind of weak light that is created in the dark without noticeable heat

Usage examples:

In mines and natural caves we find a species of fungus that emits an intense phosphorescence., it w…

noun

Light or heat as emitted or reflected by something.

Usage examples:

The radiance of the sunset dwindled and died

noun

Warmth or heat or bright light

Usage examples:

We basked in the radiance of the afternoon sun., there was something about her eyes that went beyon…

noun

The action of attempting to explain or justify behaviour or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate.

Usage examples:

Most people are prone to self-deceptive rationalization

noun

An attempt to find reasons for behaviour, decisions, etc., especially your own

Usage examples:

This is just a convenient rationalization for something you wanted to do anyway., entitlement may i…

noun

A surprising and previously unknown fact that has been disclosed to others.

Usage examples:

Revelations about his personal life

noun

The act of making known something that was secret, or a fact that has been made known

Usage examples:

[ c ] the first planet discovered around an ordinary star was a strange and unexpected revelation.

verb

Shine with a soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

The sea shimmered in the sunlight

noun

A soft, slightly wavering light.

Usage examples:

A pale shimmer of moonlight

adjective

Giving out or reflecting bright light.

Usage examples:

A shining expanse of water

verb

(of the sun or another source of light) give out a bright light.

Usage examples:

The sun shone through the window

adjective

Sending out or reflecting light

Usage examples:

A shining silver cup, people described seeing a bright, shining light., she looked at him with shin…