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klieg light

klieg light noun: an intense carbon arc lamp used in cinematography.

Noun

klieg light (plural klieg lights)

  1. An intense carbon arc lamp used in cinematography
    • And with the klieg lights suddenly on her every move, Ms. Harris has an opportunity to reintroduce herself to the American public after a rough start as vice president.2024 July 9, Linda Feldmann, Francine Kiefer, “Is Kamala Harris ready to step up?”, in The Christian Science Monitor

Forms of klieg light

pluralklieg lights

Origin of klieg light

From John H. Kliegl and Anton T. Kliegl, its inventors.

Questions about klieg light

What does klieg light mean?
Klieg light means an intense carbon arc lamp used in cinematography.
What part of speech is klieg light?
Klieg light is a noun.
What is the plural of klieg light?
The plural of klieg light is klieg lights.

Words near klieg light in the dictionary

  1. Klickitat
  2. Klickitat County
  3. Klickitats
  4. klicks
  5. klieg
  6. klieg light
  7. klieg lights
  8. kliegs
  9. Kliemann
  10. Kliemanns
  11. Klien

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