as in lamps
something that provides illumination
at the time, a spermaceti candle was the brightest indoor illuminant available
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In the Mandara Spa & Salon on new vessels like Norwegian Luna and Norwegian Aqua, those include an infrared sauna that uses lamps to warm the body, a Floatation Salt Pool, and a charcoal sauna that reaches between 86 and 122 degrees – a facility the line bills as the first of its kind at sea.
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Olive & June and OPI also sell complete gel systems with curing lamps included.
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For the best chance of seeing them, move away from city lights, lie flat on your back and look toward the southern sky near the Aquarius constellation, NASA says.
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And the quickest way to do that is to actually get you in the office and under those fluorescent lights.
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The Greek patriarch will light candles and then the flame is passed from one candle to the next.
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“Illuminants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illuminants. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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