direct lighting
noun
: lighting in which the greater part of the light goes directly from the source to the area lit
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Enlarge / Instead of direct lighting, the Ioniq 6's LEDs project onto the door cards.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2022
Artificial light includes both direct lighting, such as street lights and commercial signs, and skyglow, a more diffuse illumination that spreads beyond urban centers and can be brighter than a full moon.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 Feb. 2020
Some other graphical improvements coming to Minecraft, thanks to ray tracing, include direct lighting from the sun, more realistic shadows, and transparent materials like stained glass and water with reflection and refraction effects.
—Nick Statt, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2019
Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 18 Nov. 2022
Artificial light includes both direct lighting, such as street lights and commercial signs, and skyglow, a more diffuse illumination that spreads beyond urban centers and can be brighter than a full moon.
—Katie Hunt, CNN, 3 Feb. 2020
Some other graphical improvements coming to Minecraft, thanks to ray tracing, include direct lighting from the sun, more realistic shadows, and transparent materials like stained glass and water with reflection and refraction effects.
—Nick Statt, The Verge, 19 Aug. 2019
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Word History
First Known Use
1928, in the meaning defined above
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“Direct lighting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/direct%20lighting. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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