daylight
IPA: dˈeɪɫaɪt
noun
- The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
- A light source that simulates daylight.
- (countable, photometry) The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
- The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
- Daybreak.
- Exposure to public scrutiny.
- A clear, open space.
- (countable, machinery) The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
- (figurative) Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
- The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with.
verb
- To expose to daylight
- (architecture) To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.
- To allow light in, as by opening drapes.
- (landscaping, civil engineering) To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
- (intransitive) To gain exposure to the open.
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Examples of "daylight" in Sentences
- The thing they fear the most is daylight.
- The sunshine bores the daylights out of me.
- Daylight found a tragic scene in the grisly slot.
- The photograph shows the accident scene in daylight.
- Tall arches open the porch to the outside and daylight.
- The building uses a modern sunshade to filter daylight.
- In winter the outside limits were fixed by the length of daylight.
- It is now dawn, and the vampire begins to decompose in the daylight.
- He was instrumental in the passing of the Daylight Saving Act of 1917.
- The album was released on the heels of the popular Daylight Again album.
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