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sidelighting

sidelighting noun: the lighting of a scene or location from the side.

Noun

sidelighting (uncountable)

  1. The lighting of a scene or location from the side.

Origin of sidelighting

From side + lighting.

Questions about sidelighting

What does sidelighting mean?
Sidelighting means the lighting of a scene or location from the side.
What part of speech is sidelighting?
Sidelighting is a noun.

Words near sidelighting in the dictionary

  1. sideless
  2. sidelessness
  3. sidelifter
  4. sidelifters
  5. sidelight
  6. sidelighting
  7. sidelights
  8. sideline
  9. sideline cut
  10. sideline cuts
  11. sideline reporter

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