"toplighting" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From top + lighting. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|top|lighting}} top + lighting Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} toplighting (uncountable)
  1. (film, theater, architecture) The lighting of a scene or location from above. Tags: uncountable Coordinate_terms: sidelighting
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