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Lighting used to illuminate the background area of a set in theatre and film
A background light is used to illuminate the background area of a set. The background light will also provide separation between the subject and the background
Background_light
Accumulated radiation in the universe
The diffuse extragalactic background light (EBL) is all the accumulated radiation in the universe due to star formation processes, plus a contribution
Extragalactic background light
Extragalactic_background_light
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up background in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Background may refer to: Background actor Background artist Background light Background music Background
Background
All of space observable from the Earth at the present
background radiation (CMBR) was emitted, which represents the radius of the visible universe, is about 14.0 billion parsecs (about 45.7 billion light-years)
Observable_universe
Topics referred to by the same term
background (GWB) Cosmic infrared background (CIB) Cosmic background radiation Cosmic X-ray background Cosmic visible light background All pages with titles beginning
Cosmic_background
Electromagnetic radiation from the Big Bang
cosmic neutrino background and extragalactic background light. The Sunyaev–Zel'dovich effect shows the phenomena of radiant cosmic background radiation interacting
Cosmic_background_radiation
2026 song by Lana Del Rey
"First Light" is the theme song to the 2026 James Bond video game 007 First Light, recorded by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. Del Rey wrote and
First_Light_(song)
Optical microscopy technique
form, the background light is instead phase-shifted by +90°. The background light will thus be 180° out of phase relative to the scattered light. The scattered
Phase-contrast_microscopy
Lighting technique
setup The addition of a fourth light, the background light, makes for a four-point lighting setup. The background light is placed behind the subject(s)
Three-point_lighting
Electrical device with an electric lamp
A light fixture (US English), light fitting (UK English) or luminaire is an electrical lighting device containing one or more light sources, such as light
Light_fixture
Penetrating form of electromagnetic radiation
estimate the extragalactic background light in the universe: The highest-energy rays interact more readily with the background light photons and thus the density
Gamma_ray
Range imaging camera system
sensors that use visible or near infra-red light (400 nm - 700 nm), although most of the background light coming from artificial lighting or the sun is
Time-of-flight_camera
Trace radiation from the early universe
The cosmic microwave background (CMB, CMBR), or relic radiation, is microwave radiation that fills all space in the observable universe. With a standard
Cosmic_microwave_background
Form of illumination
confused with a background light, which lights background elements (such as scenery). In the context of lighting design, the back light is sometimes called
Backlighting (lighting design)
Backlighting_(lighting_design)
Type of color scheme
or light-on-dark color scheme is a color scheme that uses light-colored text, icons, and graphical user interface elements on a dark background. It is
Dark_mode
Speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum
Method and the Speed of Light". Statistical Science. 15 (3): 254–278. doi:10.1214/ss/1009212817. (click on "Historical background" in the table of contents)
Speed_of_light
NASA/ESA space telescope launched in 1990
with substantially lower background light than ground-based telescopes. It has recorded some of the most detailed visible light images, allowing a deep
Hubble_Space_Telescope
NASA satellite of the Explorer program
The Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE /ˈkoʊbi/ KOH-bee), also referred to as Explorer 66, was a NASA satellite dedicated to cosmology, which operated from
Cosmic_Background_Explorer
Music that deliberately establishes mood
The widespread use of background music in offices, restaurants, and stores began with the founding of Muzak, or light background music, in the 1930s and
Background_music
Infrared radiation caused by stellar dust
sky (Olbers' paradox) and the first speculations on an extragalactic background light dates back to the first half of the 19th century. Despite its importance
Cosmic_infrared_background
Fluctuations in the luminance of a light
average light level of the light source and its contrast with the background light level within the environment; The viewing angle and changes in direction
Flicker_(light)
Steel produced prior to the 1940s
Low-background steel, also known as pre-war steel, pre-atomic steel, or pre-nuclear steel, is any steel produced prior to the detonation of the first nuclear
Low-background_steel
Illusionary dark gray color
'intrinsic light'), dark light, or brain gray, is the uniform dark gray background color that many people report seeing in the absence of visible light.[citation
Eigengrau
Branch of particle physics concerning interactions between two photons
a photon-photon interaction with a low energy background photon from the extragalactic background light resulting in either the creation of particle-antiparticle
Two-photon_physics
Device used to measure the amount of light
A light meter (or illuminometer) is a device used to measure the amount of light. In photography, an exposure meter is a light meter coupled to either
Light_meter
Semiconductor light source
retroreflective background, allows chroma keying in video productions. LEDs are used in mining operations, as cap lamps to provide light for miners. Research
Light-emitting_diode
Area of sky obscured by the Milky Way
Supercluster, in the Great Attractor's theorized location. Extragalactic background light Great Attractor Ferreira, Becky (3 November 2022). "Scientists Discover
Zone_of_Avoidance
Lowest layer in the ocean
underside of the fish of similar appearance to the background light. For more sensitive vision in low light, some fish have a retroreflector behind the retina
Deep_sea
Argument in astrophysics against the theory of an unchanging universe
visible light originating from the Big Bang to microwave scale via a process known as redshift. The resulting microwave radiation background has wavelengths
Olbers'_paradox
In astronomy, background commonly refers to the incoming light from an apparently empty part of the night sky. Even if no visible astronomical objects
Background_(astronomy)
2023 EP by Zara Larsson
Honor the Light is the fourth EP by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. It was released on 1 December 2023 by Sommer House and Epic. The EP was announced on
Honor_the_Light
Concept in the psychophysics of vision
the retina); the degree of light or dark adaptation, i.e., the duration and intensity of previous exposure to background light, which affects both the intensity
Flicker_fusion_threshold
Measure of the distance needed to visually discern an object
white background is examined. The visual contrast, CV(x), at a distance x from the black object is defined as the relative difference between the light intensity
Visibility
Compositing technique, also known as green screen
curtain in the background, along with a ring of bright LEDs around the camera lens. This requires no light to shine on the background other than the LEDs
Chroma_key
from Iraq, who had been living there in exile for the past 15 years. In light of keeping up good relations with Iran and that Khomenei was not overly
Background and causes of the Iranian Revolution
Background_and_causes_of_the_Iranian_Revolution
Illumination of the surface behind displays
projected light onto the wall behind the set. In 2002, Philips Consumer Electronics developed and patented a lighting system that allowed the background illumination
Bias_lighting
English rock band
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood and drummer Bev
Electric_Light_Orchestra
Silver nitrate-based staining method
disease. Warthin–Starry stains organisms dark brown to black, and the background light golden brown/golden yellow. Dieterle stain "Warthin-Starry stain".
Warthin–Starry_stain
Species of butterfly
organism regardless of the background light. Asian swallowtail butterflies show this color constancy even when the background light is yellow and red. This
Papilio_xuthus
Process to photograph fluid flow
occurring features such as landscapes or bright light sources such as the sun and moon can also be used. Background-oriented schlieren is most often performed
Schlieren_photography
Astronomical term for luminosity per area
by applying apertures or slits of different sizes of diameter. The background light is then subtracted from the measurement to obtain the total brightness
Surface_brightness
Astronomical phenomenon due to the gravitational lens effect
the light they emit. Typically, astronomers can only detect bright objects that emit much light (stars) or large objects that block background light (clouds
Gravitational_microlensing
Distance that light travels in one year
A light-year, alternatively spelled light year (ly or lyr), is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equal to exactly 9460730472580
Light-year
Compact astronomical body
background stars. Images such as those taken by the Event Horizon Telescope show the black hole shadow, not the event horizon itself. Since no light emerges
Black_hole
Molecular cloud in the constellation Serpens
dark orange clouds surrounded by a light blue haze of gas. The central dense cloud of gas blocks out background light from stars entirely. "LDN 507". SIMBAD
CB_130-3
System of stars and interstellar matter
would be captured as much as possible while counteracting the effects of background noise. For a galaxy whose brightness profile is exponential, it is expected
Galaxy
Galaxy containing the Solar System
surface brightness. Its visibility can be greatly reduced by background light, such as light pollution or moonlight. The sky needs to be darker than about
Milky_Way
Subtractive color model used in printing
In subtractive models, inks reduce the amount of light reflected from a white or light background. White is the color of the substrate, and black results
CMYK_color_model
Visual design technique to convey importance
out on a light background, light figures will stand out on a dark background, brightly colored figures will stand out on a muted background, and so on
Visual_hierarchy
Set of spacetime events, light-connected to a given event
In special and general relativity, a light cone (or null cone) is the path that a flash of light, emanating from a single event — localized to a single
Light_cone
Atmospheric effect caused by the solar wind
An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras) is a natural light display in Earth's upper atmosphere caused by charged particles from the Sun colliding with atoms
Aurora
Star not gravitationally bound to any galaxy
Francesco; et al. (2012). "A measurement of the intrahalo light fraction with near-infrared background anisotropies". Nature. 490 (7421): 514–516. arXiv:1210
Intergalactic_star
2026 single by Noah Kahan
"Porch Light" is a song by American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan, released on March 13, 2026, as the second single from his fourth studio album, The Great
Porch_Light
Range of frequencies or wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
to high frequency these are: radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet, X-rays, and gamma rays. The electromagnetic waves in each
Electromagnetic_spectrum
Photon field that fills our universe
gamma-ray background) Cosmic X-ray background Extragalactic background light (which includes the cosmic infrared background) Cosmic microwave background Cosmic
Diffuse extragalactic background radiation
Diffuse_extragalactic_background_radiation
but this was rejected. "In light of the orgy of occupation and its denial of international laws and resolutions, and in light of American and western support
Background_of_the_Gaza_war
Name list
individuals of Hindu and Sikh background. It means "enlightened", "mind full of light", "light of the mind", or "light of heart and mind". Notable people
Mandeep
Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist (born 1987)
currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion
Alex_Pereira
Filled-in outline of an image
silhouette is featureless, and the silhouette is usually presented on a light background, usually white, or none at all. The silhouette differs from an outline
Silhouette
Active volcanic region on the moon Io
as-yet unexplained filamentary structure made clearly visible by the background light from the sun. List of extraterrestrial volcanoes Tvashtar "Tvashtar
Tvashtar_Paterae
Imaging technique based on fluorescence
in fluorescence intensity due to change in brightness of the light source, background light intensity or limited photo-bleaching. This technique also has
Fluorescence-lifetime imaging microscopy
Fluorescence-lifetime_imaging_microscopy
Optical motion tracking application
model worn by the user, the points of which need to be isolated from background light by means of physical and software filtering. Motion is tracked with
FreeTrack
American conservative-led boycott
A boycott of Bud Light, the top beer brand in the United States, began in April 2023. The boycott began in response to a social media promotion the company
Bud_Light_boycott
Form of electromagnetic radiation
sometimes called ultraviolet light) is electromagnetic radiation of wavelengths of 100–400 nanometers, shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays
Ultraviolet
2023 studio album by Ben Harper
Wide Open Light is the seventeenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Ben Harper, released on June 2, 2023, through Chrysalis Records. It was
Wide_Open_Light
2023 studio album by Matchbox Twenty
Where the Light Goes is the fifth studio album by American rock band Matchbox Twenty, released on May 26, 2023, by Atlantic Records. On March 17, 2023
Where_the_Light_Goes
Universe's background particle radiation composed of neutrinos
The cosmic neutrino background is a proposed background particle radiation composed of neutrinos. They are sometimes known as relic neutrinos or sometimes
Cosmic_neutrino_background
Structured-illumination light sheet microscopy
the scattering leads to an excess of background signal which makes accurate reconstruction impossible. Light sheet microscopy (LSM) was developed to
Structured illumination light sheet microscopy
Structured_illumination_light_sheet_microscopy
Gravitationally lensed galaxy
the passage of the light from the background galaxy through the gravity field of the foreground galaxy, the background galaxy's light is lensed by the warped
Cosmic_Horseshoe
Topics referred to by the same term
Explanation-based learning, a form of machine learning Extragalactic background light, all the accumulated radiation in the universe Energa Basket Liga,
EBL
Overduin, J. M.; Wesson, P. S. (November 2004). "Dark Matter and Background Light". Physics Reports. 402 (5–6): 267–406. arXiv:astro-ph/0407207. Bibcode:2004PhR
Direct detection of dark matter
Direct_detection_of_dark_matter
registration plates in Hungary usually consist of seven characters on white background with black letters. The current system was introduced on 1 July 2022 (e
Vehicle registration plates of Hungary
Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Hungary
Medical intervention
(flash or pattern stimulus, whether a background light is present, and the colors of the stimulus and background) can elicit stronger response from certain
Electroretinography
Personality scale in psychology
the light triad scale quantifies empathy, compassion and altruism. The idea was first suggested by Laura Johnson in her 2018 masters thesis. The light triad
Light_triad
Measure of light reflected from a surface
shall contrast with their background with either light characters on a dark background or dark characters on a light background" in § 703.5.1 The International
Light_reflectance_value
1994 studio album by Martin Page
House of Stone and Light is the debut album by Martin Page, released in 1994. It features the title song, "In the House of Stone and Light", which was a substantial
In the House of Stone and Light (album)
In_the_House_of_Stone_and_Light_(album)
Diode that emits light from an organic compound
contrast. Also, the filters absorb most of the emitted light, requiring the background white light to be relatively strong to compensate for the drop in
OLED
Physical phenomenon
the probing modulated/pulsed light alone and the other when a steady non-modulated light (referred to as background light), which is strong enough to drive
Photoacoustic_effect
2025 studio album by Maddie & Tae
Love & Light is the third and final studio album by American country music duo Maddie & Tae. It was released on May 2, 2025, via Mercury Nashville. Maddie
Love & Light (Maddie & Tae album)
Love_&_Light_(Maddie_&_Tae_album)
Gamma-ray and cosmic ray observatory in Puebla, Mexico
of astrophysical sources due to interactions with the extragalactic background light (EBL). HAWC will enable multiple sources to be observed in various
High Altitude Water Cherenkov Experiment
High_Altitude_Water_Cherenkov_Experiment
Observation in physical cosmology
Hubble constant and matter content of the Universe using extragalactic background light γ-ray attenuation". The Astrophysical Journal. 885 (2) 137. arXiv:1903
Hubble's_law
Random background of gravitational waves permeating the Universe
The gravitational wave background (also GWB and stochastic background) is a random background of gravitational waves permeating the Universe, which is
Gravitational_wave_background
German-born theoretical physicist (1879–1955)
straight-line path, but rather the body's attempt to fall freely through a background that is itself curved by the presence of other masses. A remark by John
Albert_Einstein
American wrestler and mixed martial artist (born 1979)
commentator for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As a former UFC Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Champion, Cormier is the second fighter in UFC
Daniel_Cormier
Type of photography aimed at expressing the personality of the human subject(s)
difficulty. Subjects were generally seated against plain backgrounds, lit with the soft light of an overhead window, and whatever else could be reflected
Portrait_photography
Aesthetic quality of blur in the out-of-focus parts of an image
bokeh. Bokeh is often most visible around small background highlights, such as specular reflections and light sources, which is why it is often associated
Bokeh
Region in space
NQ2-NQ4 GRB overdensity at 10 billion light years. Wright, E.L. (2004). "Theoretical Overview of Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropy". In W. L. Freedman (ed
CMB_cold_spot
American mixed martial artist (born 1987)
the Light Heavyweight Champion from 2011 to 2015 and from 2018 to 2020, and the Heavyweight Champion from 2023 to 2025, as well as the interim Light Heavyweight
Jon_Jones
American philosopher
Andrew Light is an American philosopher and Distinguished University Professor of Public Policy, Philosophy, and Atmospheric Sciences at George Mason
Andrew_Light
2025 studio album by Jacob Collier
The Light for Days is the sixth studio album by English musician Jacob Collier, released on 10 October 2025. The album contains a combination of original
The_Light_for_Days
Central water course in Venice, Italy
listed from west to east. Water features have a blue background. Bridges have a light grey background. "house description". Wake Forest Venice. Archived
Grand Canal (Venice) architecture
Grand_Canal_(Venice)_architecture
History and future of the universe
from visible light to radio waves. These same photons can still be detected as radio waves today. They form the cosmic microwave background, and they provide
Chronology_of_the_universe
Oxygen measuring device
carboxyhemoglobin,-COHb, methemoglobin -metHb, other hemoglobin moieties and 'background' light-absorbing species. Traditionally, measurement is made from arterial
CO-oximeter
1998 studio album by Madonna
Ray of Light is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released on February 22, 1998, by Maverick Records. A major stylistic
Ray_of_Light
2025 studio album by Demon Hunter
There Was a Light Here is the twelfth studio album by American Christian metal band Demon Hunter, released through their self-founded record label, Weapons
There_Was_a_Light_Here
Species of spider
blends in with background foliage to act as a camouflage. The spider is able to adjust pigment intensity relative to background light levels and color;
Trichonephila_inaurata
2021 studio album by Brockhampton
Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine (often abbreviated to Roadrunner and stylized in all caps) is the sixth studio album by American hip-hop boy band Brockhampton
Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine
Roadrunner:_New_Light,_New_Machine
New Zealand mixed martial artist (born 1990)
currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Light Heavyweight Champion.
Carlos_Ulberg
Type of high-resolution microscope
too small for light microscopy. Dark-field microscopy, a different technique that leverages light scattering against a dark background Light sheet fluorescence
Ultramicroscope
Physics concept expressed as E = mc²
frame as the product of mass (m) with the speed of light squared (c2). Because the speed of light is a large number and it is squared, the formula implies
Mass–energy_equivalence
BACKGROUND LIGHT
BACKGROUND LIGHT
Surname or Lastname
Spanish (LucÃa) and southern Italian
Spanish (LucÃa) and southern Italian : from the female personal name Lucia, feminine derivative of Latin lux ‘light’.English : from a Latinized form of Luce.Respelling of French Lussier.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly northern England, especially Liverpool)
English (chiefly northern England, especially Liverpool) : nickname for a messenger or for a fast runner, from Middle English lyght ‘light’, ‘nimble’, ‘quick’ (Old English līoht) + fote ‘foot’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a small man, or distinguishing epithet for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English littel, Old English l̄tel, originally a diminutive of l̄t (see Light 3).Irish : translation of Gaelic Ó Beagáin ‘descendant of Beagán’ (see Begin).Translation of French Petit and Lepetit; also used as an English form of names such as Jean-Petit ‘little John’.Translation of any of various other European name meaning ‘little’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a reduced form of Philip.The Phipps family, which holds the titles of marquess of Normanby and earl of Mulgrave, are descended from Constantine Phipps (1656–1723), who was lord chancellor of Ireland. A cousin with a different background, Sir William Phip(p)s (1651–95), was born in ME, where his parents had emigrated. Originally a ship’s carpenter, he rose to become royal governor of MA.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch
English, Scottish, German, and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle High German, Middle Dutch horn ‘horn’, applied in a variety of senses: as a metonymic occupational name for someone who made small articles, such as combs, spoons, and window lights, out of horn; as a metonymic occupational name for someone who played a musical instrument made from the horn of an animal; as a topographic name for someone who lived by a horn-shaped spur of a hill or tongue of land in a bend of a river, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element (for example, in England, Horne in Surrey on a spur of a hill and Horn in Rutland in a bend of a river); as a nickname, perhaps referring to some feature of a person’s physical appearance, or denoting a cuckolded husband.Norwegian : habitational name from any of several farmsteads so named, from Old Norse horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Swedish : ornamental or topographic name from horn ‘horn’, ‘spur of land’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : presumably from German Horn ‘horn’, adopted as a surname for reasons that are not clear. It may be purely ornamental, or it may refer to the ram’s horn (Hebrew shofar) blown in the Synagogue during various ceremonies.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton’, ‘lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing a Germanic personal name cognate with Wade.probably from the Catalan personal name Gai (Latin Gaius), or in some cases a nickname from Catalan gay ‘cheerful’.Variant of German Gau.North German : from a Frisian personal name Gay.A Congregational clergyman and one of the forerunners of the Unitarian movement in New England, Ebenezer Gay (1696–1787) was born in Dedham, MA, which had been founded by his grandfather, John Gay, who came to America from Wiltshire, England, about 1630 and settled in Watertown, MA. Ebenezer’s great-grandson Howard was editor of the American Anti-Slavery Standard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained; perhaps a variant spelling of Light.
Surname or Lastname
North German (Lüttmann)
North German (Lüttmann) : variant of Lüdemann (see Ludemann).North German (Lüttmann) : nickname for a small man, from Low German dialect lütt ‘small’.English : nickname for a small, light man (see Light).
Surname or Lastname
French (Léger) and English
French (Léger) and English : from the Germanic personal name Leodegar (see Ledger).French : nickname from léger ‘light’, ‘superficial’.English : see Letcher.Dutch (also de Leger) : occupational name from Middle Dutch legger, ligger ‘bailiff’, ‘tax collector’.A Leger from Normandy, France, was in Quebec City by 1644; another was in Montreal by 1659. One from Limousin, France, was in Quebec City by 1691; another, from Paris, was there by 1706; and a third, from Poitou, France, arrived in 1711.
Surname or Lastname
English (Durham)
English (Durham) : unexplained.Perhaps an Americanized form of German Lichtel, a habitational name from a place named Lichtel, recorded in 1224 as Lihental. This name occurs chiefly in LA.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish
Jewish : Americanized form of Lichtman.English : nickname from Light (in any of its senses) + man ‘man’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly a habitational name from a place called Lightollars in Lancashire, so named from Old English lēoht ‘light-colored’ + alor ‘alder’. The surname, however, is not found in current English sources.
Surname or Lastname
Polish, German, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic)
Polish, German, and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : from Polish litwin, an ethnic name for someone from Lithuania (Polish Litwa, Lithuanian Lietuva, a word of uncertain etymology, perhaps a derivative of the river name Leità ). In the 14th century Lithuania was an independent grand duchy which extended from the Baltic to the shores of the Black Sea. It was united with Poland in 1569, and was absorbed into the Russian empire in 1795. The region referred to as Lite in Ashkenazic culture encompassed not only Lithuania but also Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, parts of northern Ukraine, and parts of northeastern Poland.English : from an Old English personal name, Lēohtwine, composed of the elements lēoht ‘light’, ‘bright’ + wine ‘friend’.
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of German Lutz.English
Americanized spelling of German Lutz.English : patronymic from Lutt, a medieval personal name which probably preserves an Old English byname Lutt(a), derived from l̄t ‘small’ (see Light 3).
Surname or Lastname
German
German : nickname from the small medieval coin known as the häller or heller because it was first minted (in 1208) at the Swabian town of (Schwäbisch) Hall. Compare Hall.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : habitational name for someone from Schwäbisch Hall.German : topographic name for someone living by a field named as ‘hell’ (see Helle 3).English : topographic name for someone living on a hill, from southeastern Middle English hell + the habitational suffix -er.Dutch : from a Germanic personal name composed of the elements hild ‘strife’ + hari, heri ‘army’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname for a person with fair hair or a light complexion, from an inflected form, used before a male personal name, of German hell ‘light’, ‘bright’, Yiddish hel.
Surname or Lastname
Jewish
Jewish : shortened form of some Ashkenazic surname such as Littman or Litwin.English : variant of Light ‘little’.Dutch and North German : from a short form of a Germanic personal name formed with liut ‘people’, ‘tribe’ as the first element.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname, perhaps for a messenger, from Middle English gÅ(n) ‘to go’ (Old English gÄn) + lihtly ‘lightly’, ‘swiftly’ (Old English lÄ“oht(lÄ«c)).Scottish : altered form of a surname of uncertain origin, possibly an unidentified habitational name. The earliest known bearer is William Galithli, who witnessed a charter at the beginning of the 13th century. Henry Gellatly, an illegitimate son of William the Lion, of whom little or nothing is known, was the grandfather of Patric Galythly, one of the pretenders to the crown of Scotland in 1291.Irish : adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Mac an Ghallóglaigh ‘son of the galloglass’, Irish gallóglach. A galloglass was a mercenary retainer or auxiliary soldier (a compound of gall ‘foreigner’ (see Gall 1) + óglach ‘youth’, ‘warrior’). The name is also found pseudo-translated as English.
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
A Man with Rich Background
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht ‘light’ (not dark), ‘bright’, ‘cheerful’.English : nickname for someone who was busy and active, from Middle English lyght, Old English līoht ‘light’ (not heavy), ‘nimble’, ‘quick’. The two words lēoht and līoht were originally distinct, but they were confused in English from an early period.English : nickname for a small person, from Middle English lite, Old English l̄t ‘little’, influenced by lyght as in 1 and 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for the smaller of two men with the same forename, from the comparative of Light.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Leiter.
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Girl/Female
Hindu
Dew drops, Bunches of star, Nebula
Girl/Female
Indian
Benevolent
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Very Beautiful
Male
Norse
Old Norse name composed of the elements rán "plundering, robbery" and úlfr "wolf," hence "plundering wolf."
Boy/Male
British, English
Place Name; Brook of the Deer
Boy/Male
Tamil
Iniavelan | ஈநிஅவேலந
Sweetest boy
Girl/Female
Tamil
Neelprabbha | நீலà¯à®ªà¯à®°à®ªà¯à®ªà®¾
Blue glow
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bolding.Swedish : variant of Bolden.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Grower, Prosperity
Girl/Female
English
Modern feminine of Cedric.
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n.
Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion.
n.
The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye. The object so photographed shows white on a purple or red background. See Visual purple, under Visual.
vb. n.
Lightening.
n.
The space which is behind and subordinate to a portrait or group of figures.
n.
A small room from which the magazine of a naval vessel is lighted, being separated from the magazine by heavy glass windows.
n.
That part of a picture between the foreground and the background.
v. t.
To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background, so as to be like a silhouette.
n.
A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere constitutes thunder.
v. t.
To make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure.
n.
A lantern or light on the top of a vessel.
n.
Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a background of red hangings.
n.
Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as opposed to the foreground, or the ground in front.
a.
Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting.
n.
A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.
n.
Hence: A light or wanton woman.
n.
Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures project from the background by one half their full roundness.
a.
Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.
n.
A vessel carrying at the masthead a brilliant light, and moored off a shoal or place of dangerous navigation as a guide for mariners.
a.
Provided with thorough lights or windows at opposite sides, as a room or building.
n.
A picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass.