illumination — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bright, good, strong ▪ dim ▪ Imaginative stage lighting provided dim illumination. ▪ artificial ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Artificial sunlight — is the use of a light source to simulate sunlight where the unique benefits of sunlight are needed, but where sufficient natural sunlight is not available or is not feasible. The concept has various applications including greenhouse lighting,… … Wikipedia
Artificial satellites in retrograde orbit — Artificial satellites are rarely placed in retrograde orbit. This is partly due to the extra velocity required to go against the direction of the rotation of the earth. ExamplesIsrael has successfully launched five Shavit satellites in retrograde … Wikipedia
artificial intelligence — the capacity of a computer to perform operations analogous to learning and decision making in humans, as by an expert system, a program for CAD or CAM, or a program for the perception and recognition of shapes in computer vision systems. Abbr.:… … Universalium
artificial — adj. VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc. ▪ highly … Collocations dictionary
artificial light — TV Human made illumination not limited to indoor variety: fluorescent bulbs, jack o lanterns and a car s headlights all qualify. Typically, it has lower color temperature than natural light, and thus more reddish qualities. (See color temperature … Audio and video glossary
Over-illumination — This cosmetics store has lighting levels over twice recommended levels[1] Over illumination is the presence of lighting intensity (illuminance) beyond that required for a specified activity. Over illumination was commonly ignored between 1950 and … Wikipedia
battlefield illumination — The lighting of the battle area by artificial light, either visible or invisible to the naked eye … Military dictionary
Pollution lumineuse — L’expression pollution lumineuse (light pollution, ou photopollution pour les anglophones) désigne à la fois la présence nocturne anormale ou gênante de lumière et les conséquences de l éclairage artificiel nocturne sur la faune, la flore, la… … Wikipédia en Français
Architecture of the night — De Volharding Building, The Hague, 1928 by Jan Buijs, photographed in 1930 … Wikipedia