noun
lighting
LEYE-tihng
noun
1
The equipment used to provide light, or the light it produces.
"The restaurant has warm, dim lighting."
"They upgraded the office lighting to LED panels."
2
The act of setting something alight or turning on a light source.
"The lighting of the candles marked the start of the ceremony."
How to Use Lighting
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishLight sources or the way a space is lit, or the act of igniting something.
Common pairings
mood lighting
stage lighting
ambient lighting
Word Forms
lightings plural
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Etymology
Formed from light + -ing, describing both the act of lighting and the equipment that provides it.