Thesaurus results for ILLUMINANT

illuminant

noun

i-ˈlü-mə-nənt

Definition of illuminant

as in lamp

something that provides illumination at the time, a spermaceti candle was the brightest indoor illuminant available

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Recent Examples of illuminant Related Stories For the Judge LED, users can choose seven light sources from a selection of different temperatures that fit industry standards, including a directional daylight output with the standard illuminant D65. — Sarah Jones, Sourcing Journal, 16 Jan. 2025

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Noun

Guests share pupu platters and drink rum cocktails beneath the glow of colored lamps.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
The portable, candle-like table lamp was first launched in 2005 and is fashioned as a rechargeable glass sphere, formed from two imperfect hemispheres.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 July 2026

Definition of lamp

Noun

To work around this, some Gen Z ravers are swapping vodka shots for espresso shots and chasing their weekly serotonin buzz beneath café lights rather than nightclub strobes.

— Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Then, alarms blare as lights flash from white to green to red.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026

Definition of light

Noun

The creative team members are puppetry and movement designers Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell (of Lume), set designer Chloe Lamford, costume designer Georgia McGuinness, lighting designer Jon Clark, composer Will Stuart and sound designer Tom Gibbons.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 July 2026
Connecticut is putting better lighting, new surveillance cameras and more private security along CTfastrak, where complaints of drug use, crime and loitering have been going up along with bus ridership.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

Definition of lighting

Noun

Later, the hotel turns this scent into a candle and includes a card with the ingredients and the date it was made.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
Its generous 12-inch length offers plenty of room for bathroom accessories, from rolled up washcloths to your favorite antique candle holder.

— Nina Derwin, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026

Definition of candle

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