light source

Noun
  1. Any device serving as a source of illumination (synset 103670692)
    "he stopped the car and turned off the lights"
    is a type of: source of illumination - any device serving as a source of visible electromagnetic radiation
    subtypes:
    • anchor light, riding lamp, riding light - a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor
    • blinker, flasher - a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
    • fairy light - a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas)
    • flood, flood lamp, floodlight, photoflood - light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
    • headlamp, headlight - a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
    • houselights - lights that illuminate the audience's part of a theater or other auditorium
    • jacklight - a light used as a lure in hunting or fishing at night
    • navigation light - light on an airplane that indicates the plane's position and orientation; red light on the left (port) wing tip and green light on the right (starboard) wing tip
    • night-light - light (as a candle or small bulb) that burns in a bedroom at night (as for children or invalids)
    • panel light - a light to illuminate an instrument panel
    • room light - light that provides general illumination for a room
    • sconce - a candle or flaming torch secured in a sconce
    • searchlight - a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
    • running light, sidelight - light carried by a boat that indicates the boat's direction; vessels at night carry a red light on the port bow and a green light on the starboard bow
    • strip lighting - light consisting of long tubes (instead of bulbs) that provide the illumination
    • theater light - any of various lights used in a theater
    • torch - a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
    same as: light

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