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illuminating
(encz) | illuminating,objasňující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
illuminating
(encz) | illuminating,osvětlovací adj: Zdeněk Brož |
illuminating
(encz) | illuminating,osvětlování n: Zdeněk Brož |
Illuminating
(gcide) | Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Illuminated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Illuminating.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of
illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen
light. See Luminous, and cf. Illume, Illumine,
Enlimn, Limn.]
1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light,
literally or figuratively; to brighten.
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2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a
building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.
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3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters,
or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in
manuscripts of the Middle Ages.
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4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by
knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to
illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.
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Illuminating
(gcide) | Illuminating \Il*lu"mi*na`ting\, a.
Giving or producing light; used for illumination.
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Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2
(a) .
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illuminating
(wn) | illuminating
adj 1: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an
enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an
illuminating lecture" [syn: enlightening,
informative, illuminating] [ant: unenlightening,
unilluminating] |
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illuminating
(encz) | illuminating,objasňující adj: Zdeněk Brožilluminating,osvětlovací adj: Zdeněk Brožilluminating,osvětlování n: Zdeněk Brož |
illuminatingly
(encz) | illuminatingly, |
unilluminating
(encz) | unilluminating, |
Illuminating gas
(gcide) | Illuminating \Il*lu"mi*na`ting\, a.
Giving or producing light; used for illumination.
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Illuminating gas. See Gas, n., 2
(a) .
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illuminating
(wn) | illuminating
adj 1: tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; "an
enlightening glimpse of government in action"; "an
illuminating lecture" [syn: enlightening,
informative, illuminating] [ant: unenlightening,
unilluminating] |
unilluminating
(wn) | unilluminating
adj 1: failing to inform or clarify; "an unenlightening comment"
[syn: unenlightening, unilluminating] [ant:
enlightening, illuminating, informative] |
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