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safelight

safelight noun: the lamp in a photographic darkroom, providing illumination only from parts of the visible spectrum to which the photographic material in use is nearly or completely insensitive.

Noun

safelight (plural safelights)

  1. The lamp in a photographic darkroom, providing illumination only from parts of the visible spectrum to which the photographic material in use is nearly or completely insensitive.

Forms of safelight

pluralsafelights

Origin of safelight

From safe + light.

Questions about safelight

What does safelight mean?
Safelight means the lamp in a photographic darkroom, providing illumination only from parts of the visible spectrum to which the photographic material in use is nearly or completely insensitive.
What part of speech is safelight?
Safelight is a noun.
What is the plural of safelight?
The plural of safelight is safelights.

Words near safelight in the dictionary

  1. safekeepings
  2. safekeeps
  3. safekept
  4. safelier
  5. safeliest
  6. safelight
  7. safelights
  8. safelike
  9. safelist
  10. safelisted
  11. safelisting

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