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skylight

Syllables: sky·light/ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/

skylight noun: a window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.

skylight: a window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light
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Noun

skylight (plural skylights)

  1. A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
    Synonyms:
    oculus
  2. Diffuse sky radiation—solar radiation reaching the earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or suspensoids in the atmosphere.
  3. A hole in the upper part of a lava tube, yielding a view of the lava within.
  4. A region of flat, thin ice allowing a submarine to surface.

skylight meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Kannada

skylight in Hindi

skylight
गवाक्ष gavākṣ

skylight in Tamil

வானொளி

skylight in Urdu

روشن دان

skylight in Kannada

ಬಾನ್ಬೆಳಕು, ಗವಾಕ್ಷಿ, ಬೆಳಕುಗಂಡಿ, ಬೆಳಕಿಂಡಿ
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skylight in Tagalog
luneto

Synonyms of skylight

Forms of skylight

pluralskylights

Plural of skylight: skylights

Origin of skylight

From sky + light.

Words formed from skylight

Questions about skylight

What does skylight mean?
Skylight means a window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
What is skylight in Hindi?
Skylight in Hindi is गवाक्ष (gavākṣ). See Skylight meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is skylight?
Skylight is a noun.
How do you pronounce skylight?
Skylight is pronounced /ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/.
What is the plural of skylight?
The plural of skylight is skylights.

Words near skylight in the dictionary

  1. skyless
  2. skylessness
  3. Skylie
  4. skylift
  5. skylifts
  6. skylight
  7. skylighted
  8. skylights
  9. skylike
  10. skyline
  11. skyline operator

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Adapted from Wiktionary: skylight (page history and authors); गवाक्ष (Hindi) (page history and authors); skylight (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); skylight (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); skylight (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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