Dictionary![]() ![]() light•ingPronunciation: (lī'ting), [key] —n. 1. the act of igniting or illuminating: the lighting of many candles; the annual lighting of the Christmas tree. 2. the arrangement of lights to achieve particular effects: to work out the lighting for one's living room. 3. an effect achieved by the arrangement of lights: Several critics praised the lighting of the play. 4. the science, theory, or method of achieving particular effects by the use of lights. 5. the way light falls upon a face, object, etc., esp. in a picture. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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