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il·lu·mi·na·tion

 (ĭ-lo͞o′mə-nā′shən)
n.
1.
a. The act of illuminating.
b. The state of being illuminated.
2. A source of light.
3. Decorative lighting.
4. Spiritual or intellectual enlightenment.
5. Clarification; elucidation.
6.
a. The art or act of decorating a text, page, or initial letter with ornamental designs, images, or lettering.
b. An example of this art.
7.Physics The luminous flux per unit area at any point on a surface exposed to incident light. Also called illuminance.
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illumination

(ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən)
n
1.the act of illuminating or the state of being illuminated
2.a source of light
3. (often plural)chieflyBrit a light or lights, esp coloured lights, used as decoration in streets, parks, etc
4.spiritual or intellectual enlightenment; insight or understanding
5.the act of making understood; clarification
6. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) decoration in colours, gold, or silver used on some manuscripts or printed works
7. (General Physics)physics another name (not in technical usage) forilluminance
ilˌlumiˈnationaladj
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il•lu•mi•na•tion

(ɪˌlu məˈneɪ ʃən)

n.
1. an act or instance of illuminating.
2. the state of being illuminated.
3. a decoration of lights.
4. Sometimes,illuminations. a display using lights as a major decoration.
5. intellectual or spiritual enlightenment.
6. the intensity of light falling at a given place on a lighted surface; the luminous flux incident per unit area, expressed in lumens per unit of area.
7. a supply of light.
8. decoration of a manuscript or book with a painted design in color and gold or silver.
9. a design used in such decoration.
[1300–50; Middle English < Latin]
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illumination

1. the art of decorating manuscripts with illustrations, as in the capitals, tracery, etc.
2. the decoration itself.
See also:Manuscripts
1. the process of decorating manuscripts with illustrations, as in the capitals, tracery, etc.
2. the decoration itself.
See also:Ornamentation
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.illumination - a condition of spiritual awarenessillumination - a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination; "follow God's light"
condition,status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations"
2.illumination - the degree of visibility of your environment
state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
lighting,light - having abundant light or illumination; "they played as long as it was light"; "as long as the lighting was good"
dark,darkness - absence of light or illumination
3.illumination - an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding; "the professor's clarification helped her to understand the textbook"
interpretation - an explanation that results from interpreting something; "the report included his interpretation of the forensic evidence"
disambiguation - clarification that follows from the removal of ambiguity
4.illumination - the luminous flux incident on a unit area
brightness level,luminance,luminosity,luminousness,brightness,light - the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light; "its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun"
5.illumination - painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)illumination - painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
painting,picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"
Dark Ages,Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
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illumination

noun
1.light,lighting,lights,ray,beam,lighting up,brightening,brightness,radianceThe only illumination came from a small window above.
plural noun
1.lights,decorations,fairy lightsthe famous Blackpool illuminations
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illumination

noun
1.The act of physically illuminating or the condition of being filled with light:
2.Electromagnetic radiation that makes vision possible:
3.The condition of being informed spiritually:
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Translations
إضاءَه، إنارَه ، إسْتِنارَهتَزيين بالأضْواء، زَخْرَفَه
iluminaceosvětleníslavnostní osvětlení
belysning
kivilágítás
ljósaskreytingupplÿsing; útskÿring
iluminácia
aydınlatmadonanmarenkli ve parlak ışıklandırma

illumination

[ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən]N (gen) →iluminaciónf (Art) →iluminaciónf (fig) →aclaraciónfilluminations (Brit) (=decorative lights) →lucesfpl,iluminacionesfpl
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illumination

[ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən]
n (=lighting) →éclairagem
illuminationsnpl (=decorative lights) →illuminationf
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illumination

n
(of street, room, building)Beleuchtungf;source ofilluminationLichtquellef
illuminationspl(= decorative lights)festlicheBeleuchtung,Illuminationf
(Art)(of manuscript)Illuminationf; (subject) →Buchmalereif
(fig)Erläuterungf
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illumination

[ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃn]n
a. (lighting) →illuminazionef
b. (of manuscript) →miniatura
c.illuminationsnpl (coloured lights) →luminariefpl
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illuminate

(iˈluːmineit) verb
to light up.The gardens were illuminated by rows of lamps. verlig, belig يُضيء بالأنْوار осветявам iluminar osvětliterleuchten oplyse; belyseφωτίζω,φωταγωγώiluminar valgustama روشن کردن valaistailluminer לְהָאִיר प्रकाशयुक्त करना obasjati megvilágít; kivilágít menerangi lÿsa; uppljómailluminare 照らす 비추다 apšviesti, iliuminuoti apgaismot; izskaidrot menerangiverlichtenbelyse,lyse opp oświetlić رڼا، تنوير، ځلاiluminar a ilu­minaосвещать osvetliť razsvetliti osvetliti upplysa, illuminera ตกแต่งด้วยดวงไฟ aydınlatmak 照亮 освітлювати منور کرنا thắp sáng照亮
ilˈluminated adjective
(of a manuscript) decorated with ornamental lettering or illustrations. geïllumineerd مُزَخْرَف цветниинициали/илючстрации за ръкопис com iluminuras iluminovanýilluminiert udsmykket διακοσμημένοςilustrado kaunistatud تزیین شده؛ تذهیب شده koristeltuenluminé מְעוּטַר प्रकाशमान ukrašen ornamentima színes iniciálékkal díszített gambar skreyttur miniato 彩飾された 빛을 받은 iliustruotas izrotāts ar krāsainiem zīmējumiem (par manuskriptu) warna-warni verluchtilluminert iluminowany تنویر شوه com iluminuras cu aluminuriукрашенный iluminovaný okrašen z vinjetami osvetljen illuminerad, dekorerad ตกแต่ง süslenmiş (手稿)加上花體字和插畫的 освітлений منور được tô màu rực rỡ (手稿)用鲜明图案装饰的
ilˈluminating adjective
helping to make something clear.an illuminating discussion. insiggewend مُنير، مُساعِد على التوضيح осветителен esclarecedor poučný; názorný aufschlußreich oplysende; tankevækkendeδιαφωτιστικός aclaratorio, esclarecedor;instructivo selgust toov روشن کننده valaisevaéclairant מְבַאֵר व्याख्यात्मक poučan tanulságos menjernihkan upplÿsandiilluminante 明らかにする 계몽적인 padedantis išsiaiškinti izskaidrojošs; apgaismojošs menjernihkanverhelderendinstruktiv,opplysendepouczający رنا کوونکی esclarecedor lămu­­ritorпоучительный poučný poučen prosvetljujući upplysande ทำให้เห็นชัด aydınlatıcı 有啟發性的 освітлювальний; роз'яснювальний واضح کرنا làm sáng tỏ有启发性的
ilˌlumiˈnation noun
1. the act of illuminating. verligting إضاءَه، إنارَه ، إسْتِنارَه озаряване iluminação osvětlení; iluminace die Erleuchtung belysningφωτισμός,φωταγώγηση, διακόσμηση χειρογράφουiluminación valgustus روشن سازی valaisuillumination;enluminureתאורה प्रकाश व्यवस्था osvjetljavanje, iluminacija (meg)világítás penerangan upplÿsing; útskÿringilluminazione 照明 밝게하기 apšvietimas, paaiškinimas apgaismošana menerangiverlichtingbelysning;forklaringoświetlenie رنا کولiluminação iluminaţie, iluminatосвещение osvetlenie, iluminácia okrasitev osvetljavanje upplysning, illuminering การทำให้ส่องสว่าง aydınlatma 照明 освітлення روشن کرنے کا عمل sự chiếu sáng照明
2. (in plural) the decorative lights in a townetc.Go to Blackpool and see the illuminations. beligting تَزيين بالأضْواء، زَخْرَفَه илюминация iluminação slavnostní osvětlení die Beleuchtung neonlys etc φωταψίες (πληθ.)alumbrado illuminatsioon چراغانی valaistusillumination תְּאוּרַת רְחוֹב צִבעוֹנִית चिरागां osvjetljenje kivilágítás lampu hias ljósaskreyting(ar)illuminazione イルミネーション 조명 iliuminacijos iluminācija menghias dengan lampuilluminatielysreklame dekoracje świetlne څراغانهiluminação (sistem de) iluminareиллюминация slávnostné osvetlenie razsvetljava osvetljenje belysning, ljus, lampor การทำให้สว่างขึ้น renkli ve parlak ışıklandırma,donanma 燈飾 ілюмінація رخشندگی đèn hoa đăng灯饰
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il·lu·mi·na·tion

n. iluminación;
dark field ___iluminación lateral u oblicua del campo oscuro.
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At that moment the mysteriousillumination suddenly flared to an intense, an almost blinding splendor, flushing the entire sky, extinguishing the stars and throwing the monstrous shadow of himself athwart the landscape.
Anillumination of Heidelberg Castle is one of the sights of Europe.
He makes his berth an Aladdin's lamp, and lays him down in it; so that in the pitchiest night the ship's black hull still houses anillumination. See with what entire freedom the whaleman takes his handful of lamps --often but old bottles and vials, though --to the copper cooler at the try-works, and replenishes them there, as mugs of ale at a vat.
It seemed to be coming in this direction so I followed along, pulled up short of the house, climbed on the top of the bank and saw that extraordinaryillumination from the marshland on the other side.
The first creature of God, in the works of the days, was the light of the sense; the last, was the light of reason; and his sabbath work ever since, is theillumination of his Spirit.
Just at this crisis, as though she comprehended all this agitation regarding herself, the moon shone forth with serene splendor, eclipsing by her intenseillumination all the surrounding lights.
In this state of suspense they were befriended, not by any suddenillumination of Mr.
The creature's face was turned for one brief instant out of the dimness of the stern towards thisillumination, and I saw that the eyes that glanced at me shone with a pale-green light.
As I happened to have been in a remarkably sound and refreshing slumber, I could not imagine why the information had not been deferred until morning, indeed, I felt very much inclined to fly into a passion and box my valet's ears; but on second thoughts I got quietly up, and on going outside the house was not a little interested by the movingillumination which I beheld.
The vicarage, nestling close under the shadow of the church-tower, threw noillumination of fire-light or candle-light on the dreary scene.
Anillumination broke over his whole face when he saw her and joined her under the orange tree.
He forgot, and lived again, and, living, he saw, in clearillumination, the beast he was making of himself - not by the drink, but by the work.

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