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hard light

hard light noun: a solid, tangible hologram (projection of light), which can be used to construct structures such as walls or armor.

Noun

hard light

  1. A solid, tangible hologram (projection of light), which can be used to construct structures such as walls or armor.
    • This included a good six orvs a day in the HLHG (Hard Light Hologram) Simulation Room. This room could create an unlimited number of battle scenarios by way of quality hard light holograms; it was a key staple in Brigade training.2005, C. C. Ekeke, Star Brigade: First Renaissance, page 155
    • The Falcon formerly wore a pair of jet-powered glider wings that allowed him to fly at speeds up to 250 miles per hour. He now wears a pair of "hard light" wings that have increased his speed […]2008, Scholastic Avengers Encyclopedia, Marvel Comics Group, →ISBN
  2. Focused light that produces crisp, sharply-defined shadows, with less transition between illumination and shadow than soft light.
    • Maybe at first they thought that they wanted hard light, but after the shoot begins, they start asking for me to minimize shadows, and by the end of the shoot, I may end up firing a softbox through a scrim (FYI, that means extra, extra, extra soft light).2017, Nick Fancher, Studio Anywhere 2: Hard Light: A Photographer's Guide to Shaping Hard Light, Rocky Nook, Inc., →ISBN

Examples of hard light in a sentence

  • Using a hard light drive, Yeng is able to project a solid hologram of himself, so that he appears as a stunningly handsome human […]2009, Victor Kelleher, Spaceman Bill, in Fiction Gateway: Enriching the curriculum
  • I leaned against the wall and slid down into the ninety-degree corner between two hard light walls.2018, John Oddfellow / Caleb Rhodes, The Engine of a Million Plots, →ISBN, page 179:
  • "I think we should steal the orb and replace it with a hard light hologram so they won't even notice."2018, Kay Hawkins, The Stars Are Calling, page 222:

Forms of hard light

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Questions about hard light

What does hard light mean?
Hard light means a solid, tangible hologram (projection of light), which can be used to construct structures such as walls or armor.
How do you use hard light in a sentence?
Using a hard light drive, Yeng is able to project a solid hologram of himself, so that he appears as a stunningly handsome human […]
What part of speech is hard light?
Hard light is a noun.

Words near hard light in the dictionary

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  2. hard launches
  3. hard left
  4. hard lemonade
  5. hard lemonades
  6. hard light
  7. hard line
  8. hard lines
  9. hard link
  10. hard links
  11. hard liquor

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