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CALCIUM LIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does calcium light mean?
• CALCIUM LIGHT (noun)
The noun CALCIUM LIGHT has 1 sense:
1. a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
Familiarity information: CALCIUM LIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
calcium light; limelight
Hypernyms ("calcium light" is a kind of...):
lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)
Holonyms ("calcium light" is a member of...):
theater light (any of various lights used in a theater)
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