The most appropriate single word to describe sunrise(dawn) glow
2018年11月5日 · On the other hand, gloaming (an exceptionally rare word) denotes a more subdued and faint light, while dusk implies a darker stage of twilight. Although the term crepuscular light bears a similar connotation, it carries a slightly different nuance with a hint of technicality, especially in more specialized contexts.
What is the equivalent of sub-/supersonic for the speed of light?
2014年3月16日 · I would point out that the linked Wikipedia article, "Superluminal motion", concerns a phenomenon where something merely appears to be moving faster than light despite not actually doing so. Nevertheless, physicists do use "superluminal" and "subluminal" to refer to true faster- and slower-than-light motion respectively, and most physicists ...
Explain the choice of the verb "dip" in "dip your lights"
Thus -- when the light is on normal (that is to say, "high" beam, because the beam is pointing up high), it hits the road a long way ahead. In contrast, when you "dip" the lights, you will see the light shining on the road a fairly short distance ahead. They are "dipped" ... pointing-low... the beam is pointing downwards, rather than onwards.
word choice - "Glaringly obvious" vs. "blaringly obvious" - English ...
A similar idiom is blindingly obvious. Blaringly obvious is a combination of glaring and blinding. If something is blaring, it's screaming at you, so while it does have much the same connotations as glaring and blinding, it's a sound-based metaphor and less suited for seeing what is obvious. I suspect that the original user misused both ...
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single word requests - English equivalent of komorebi (木漏れ日 ...
2014年6月27日 · It is made up of three kanji and the hiragana particle れ. The first kanji 木 means ‘tree’ (or ‘trees‘), the second one 漏 refers to ‘escape’ and the last one 日 is ‘light‘ or ‘sun‘. Komorebi can also be seen as a light curtain which is more visible after the rain because of the reflecting light from the water vapor:
meaning - Difference between "opacity" and "opaqueness"
2012年10月17日 · By definition, opaque means light cannot penetrate (100% opacity). If light could even partially penetrate, it would be translucent, not opaque. So opaqueness is the state or condition of being opaque (no light can pass through). Opacity is a measure of how much light cannot pass through.
Why does "trip the light fantastic" mean "to dance"?
2010年12月1日 · On the light fantastic toe; The light fantastic modifies toe, which symbolises feet, and means to dance in an agile, effortless and fantastic manner. A similar expression, which should help to understand further, is to be light on one's feet.
Meaning of "aesthetic lighting feature" in context [closed]
2. Aesthetic = pleasing, beautiful. Lighting = the way light shines on objects. Features = functional things, applications, perks (basically a rather vague but positive word). So this means they have installed certain lights to shine on the interior of the shop and its products so as to make everything look more pleasing to the eye.
What's the difference between a jumper, a pullover, and a sweater?
2011年5月28日 · In the US, there are two different types of garment that can be called a jumper.For adult women (and older girls), it is the over-dress described by the other commenters; however, it can also be a garment for babies and toddlers, in which case it's more of an all-purpose term for anything that includes both a top and bottom, all in one piece, like pinafores, …