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lighttight

lighttight is the alternative form of light-tight.

Meaning of light-tight

Adjective

light-tight (comparative more light-tight, superlative most light-tight)

  1. Impervious to light; excluding the light perfectly.
    • From a practical point of view it is not always possible to achieve an absolute lighttight home darkroom.2000, Stephen G. Anchell, The darkroom cookbook, page 127
    Synonyms:
    lightproof

Forms of lighttight

comparativemore lighttight
superlativemost lighttight

Questions about lighttight

What is lighttight the alternative form of?
Lighttight is the alternative form of light-tight.

Words near lighttight in the dictionary

  1. lightstrip
  2. lightstrips
  3. lightstruck
  4. lightswitch
  5. lightswitches
  6. lighttight
  7. lightvessel
  8. lightvessels
  9. lightwand
  10. lightwands
  11. lightward

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