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key light

key light noun: the most important light, used to highlight the form and dimension of the subject.

Noun

key light (plural key lights)

  1. The most important light, used to highlight the form and dimension of the subject.
    • Age lines were drawn on McCarthy's face in red makeup, and when key lights with red filters were used, the lines were not visible.2015, Don Presnell, Marty McGee, A Critical History of Television's The Twilight Zone, 1959-1964, page 57

key light meaning in Tamil

key light in Tamil

அடிப்படை விளக்கு

Forms of key light

pluralkey lights
alternative formkeylight

Questions about key light

What does key light mean?
Key light means the most important light, used to highlight the form and dimension of the subject.
What is key light in Tamil?
Key light in Tamil is அடிப்படை விளக்கு. See Key light meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is key light?
Key light is a noun.
What is the plural of key light?
The plural of key light is key lights.

Words near key light in the dictionary

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Adapted from Wiktionary: key light (page history and authors); key light (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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