artificial light

noun

: light produced by electric lamps
photographs made under artificial light

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Much of his present work centers on helping Chile’s mines comply with national laws limiting artificial light, a vital task in a country where mining produces more than half of the exports, including nearly a quarter of the world’s copper and 30 percent of its lithium. IEEE Spectrum, 16 Sep. 2025 The best smart telescopes offer a powerful remedy to this problem in the form of advanced image stacking and real-time processing to filter out artificial light interference and reveal detail in objects that would be difficult to observe with the naked eye or traditional optics. Harry Bennett, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025 Communities across the world have started recognizing how the glow of artificial light disrupts not only our view of the cosmos but also the plants, animals, and ecosystems that have long relied on Earth’s natural rhythm of day and night. Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2025 Some species extended their day more than others in response to artificial light. Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 21 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for artificial light

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“Artificial light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artificial%20light. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.

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