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How to use illumination in a sentence

37 example sentences · noun

Illumination means the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated. Example: “The room was filled with soft illumination from the candles.”

Examples of illumination by meaning

nounThe act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

  • The room was filled with soft illumination from the candles.
  • The people hereabouts, sir, would seem to dispense with street illumination, and it is very dark tonight.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

nounEnlightening influence; inspiration.

  • The philosopher’s work gave intellectual illumination to many.

More sentences with illumination

  • And the technicians were working at night with just their headtorches for illumination.2023 November 15, Philip Haigh, “Near-miss reveals why proper testing is absolutely critical”, in RAIL, number 996, page 52. From the entry headtorch
  • The illumination they produce is tranquil, more shimmering and diffuse, and nongarish.2014, Vinod Kumar Khanna, Fundamentals of Solid-State Lighting, →ISBN. From the entry nongarish
  • Fortunately, such reduced illumination of the focusing screen will not affect your photograph.2012, Jeffrey R. Charles, Practical Astrophotography, →ISBN. From the entry focusing screen
  • When the off time was 0 s, namely, the illumination is continuous, a black film was deposited.2004, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics: Letters - Volume 43, page 197. From the entry off time
  • Parking illumination in residential districts must be nonflashing and directed away from abutting lots.1998, D Gail Abbey, Buck Abbey, U.S. landscape ordinances: an annotated reference handbook. From the entry nonflashing
  • Built-in ringlight flash provides virtually shadowless, wraparound illumination for inaccessible or elusive subjects.1985, Eyes of Nikon: a comprehensive guide to Nikkor and Nikon series E lenses. From the entry ringlight
  • Producing a holograph involves illumination of an object through the use of intersecting laser beams.1972, Army Research and Development, volumes 13-14, page 10. From the entry holograph
  • Effects of artificial illumination on Japanese iris (Iris Kaempferi) were examined.1956, Masatsugu Okada, Akira Okamura, Effects of daylength on flowering of Japanese iris (Iris Kaempferi), →DOI, Abstract. From the entry Japanese iris
  • Figure 13 shows a xeroprinted electroluminescent panel under its own illumination.1955, Mellon Institute of Industrial Research, Quarterly Report of the Computer Components Fellowship No. 347, page 58. From the entry xeroprint
  • The record of the third stage in Amos’ illumination is all too scanty.1923, W[illiam] Winslow Hall, “Amos”, in Hebrew Illumination: A Study in Essential Religion, London: The C[harles] W[illiam] Daniel Co.…. From the entry baldly
  • The Candelabra-tree is chiefly interesting for its appearance, which perfectly resembles an immense candelabra ready for illumination.1907, Marie Robinson Wright, The New Brazil, page 157. From the entry candelabra tree
  • Global illumination models, such as raytracing, pathtracing or radiosity, in contrast, also account for light reflections over several surfaces (indirect illumination).2022, Ralf Doerner, Wolfgang Broll, Paul Grimm, Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR/AR), page 94. From the entry raytracing
  • The neofuturistic design and computer animated illuminations at night make this tower stand out from all the rest.2018, Matthew Baxter, “Skytree”, in Super Cheap Tokyo: The Ultimate Budget Travel Guide to Tokyo and the Kanto Region, page 51. From the entry neofuturistic
  • Eyes undergoing vitrectomy are normally exposed to light by endoillumination, illumination by the operating microscope, and chandelier lighting.2015 December 11, “Assessment of Macular Function during Vitrectomy: New Approach Using Intraoperative Focal Macular Electroretinograms”…. From the entry endoillumination
  • In “fractalysis”, only direct illumination is considered while the indirect lighting, as a result of reflection, is not taken into account.2011, L. Han, J.-C. Soulié, F. Boudon, D. Da Silva, T. Cokelaer, C. Pradal, L. Rouan, E. Costes, “Sensitivity analysis of light…. From the entry fractalysis
  • Delineators may also be considered as an alternative to illumination.2003, Travel Better, Travel Longer, page 16. From the entry delineator
  • Also, your point about Agartha being illumination is incorrect.1994 September 10, Greg Maples, “Nephilim -- The origin?”, in rec.games.frp.misc (Usenet). From the entry Jesii
  • In brilliant flashes of intermitten illumination I see decades sprouting into centuries and centuries becoming eons and epochs.1975, Robert Silverberg, chapter 31, in The Stochastic Man, Coronet edition, Hodder and Stoughton, published 1978, →ISBN, page 135. From the entry intermitten
  • If the illumination is steadily increased from sub-liminal to super-liminal values, the deeply saturated colour will come out from the blackness.1924, James P. C. Southall (translator), Hermann von Helmholtz (author), Helmholtz's Treatise on Physiological Optics Volume 1 (1962 Dover…. From the entry superliminal
  • The images were acquired in the transflection (interactance) mode in which illumination and measurements were performed on the same side of the sample.2010, Da-Wen Sun, Hyperspectral Imaging for Food Quality Analysis and Control, →ISBN, page 213. From the entry transflection
  • The Instamatic was typical of second generation point-and-shoot cameras in that it incorporated artificial illumination and was designed to use color film.2006, Lynne Warren, Encyclopedia of 20th century photography. From the entry point-and-shoot
  • In mystical illumination, the ego is not only infusively absorbed in spiritual power; it is infusively absorbed in the Dynamic Ground itself.1994, Michael Washburn, Transpersonal Psychology in Psychoanalytic Perspective. From the entry infusively
  • For example, in contrast to transfluorescence microscopes, the intensity of illumination and consequently the amount of excitation energy increases as a function of increasing magnification.1990, Linda J. Goff, Annette W. Coleman, chapter 3, in Kathleen M. Cole, Robert G. Sheath, editors, Biology of the Red Algae, page 45. From the entry transfluorescence
  • We cannot altogether disembarrass ourselves of the suspicion that the informing spirit of the Promethean fire has not brought illumination to its interpreters.1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “IV. Prometheus”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 107. From the entry disembarrass
  • The illumination was organised by Martin Whyte from events company The Stage Group, fulfilling a long-held ambition of his to light up the 21-arch Scottish structure.2020 April 22, “Network News: Glenfinnan turns blue to honour NHS workers”, in Rail, page 9. From the entry light up
  • At many sites in caves, abundant lampenflora is found at higher photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD), longer illumination periods, higher humidity, active seeps, and a presence of sediment.2015, Annette Summers Engel, Microbial Life of Cave Systems. From the entry lampenflora
  • Brilliantly fanfared by a magic lantern held up for the illumination of wishful thinking, optimism fades into a make-shift omission larger than life, for the faintly foreseeable future.2014, M. F. Dail, Limbodeswill's Wain, →ISBN, page 383. From the entry fanfare
  • Bad bokeh, on the other hand, renders out-of-focus areas with polygonal shapes, hard edges, and with illumination that creates a brighter area at the outside of the disk shape.2010, Charlotte K. Lowrie, “Exploring Canon Lenses and Accessories”, in Canon EOS Rebel T2i/550D Digital Field Guide, Indianapolis, Ind.…. From the entry bokeh
  • Furthermore, multiple levels of ceiling cove lighting were rewired, then the fixtures rebulbed, as restorers say, returning the illumination to a glory not seen for 50 years, Mr.2009 February 12, Glenn Collins, “Restored to the Glamour of Its Vaudeville Days”, in New York Times. From the entry rebulb
  • You can see the dolphin show, the miracles of Stellar's sea lions and the cute waddle of penguins under the glittering illumination of the indoor swimming pool.2008, Hyeongak Kim, Visual Atlas of Korea: 2008 Map & Guide, Kyohaksa, page 225. From the entry waddle
  • It struck me forcefully at this moment in the fine illumination my electricianship had provided that it was now doubly mad for her to seek the um.1970, Hazard Adams, The Truth About Dragons: An Anti-Romance, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, page 164. From the entry electricianship
  • This is because the reflex mirror in some SLR cameras is not quite long enough to provide full illumination of the entire focusing screen with the image from a telescope.2012, Jeffrey R. Charles, Practical Astrophotography, →ISBN. From the entry focusing screen
  • This deep in Coruscant's downlevels, the sun never shone; the only illumination came from antiquated glow globes, their faded light yellow as ancient parchment, that only darkened the shadows around.2005, Matthew Stover, Revenge of the Sith, page 396. From the entry downlevel
  • If a soln. of Ag resinate in benzene be exposed to partial illumination by means of a silhouet it is found that the Ag is deposited on the illuminated part.1916, Chemical Abstracts, volume 9, American Chemical Society, page 2340. From the entry silhouet

Meaning of illumination

  1. noun The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
  2. noun Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
  3. noun Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).

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Questions about illumination in a sentence

How do you use illumination in a sentence?
Illumination is used as a noun. For example: “The room was filled with soft illumination from the candles.”
What is a short sentence with illumination?
“The philosopher’s work gave intellectual illumination to many.”
What does illumination mean?
Illumination means the act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.

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