"uplight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: uplights [plural]
Etymology: From up- + light. Compare Saterland Frisian apljuchte (“to illuminate”), West Frisian opljochtsje (“to illuminate”), Dutch oplichten (“to illuminate”), German Low German upluchten, uplüchten (“to illuminate”), German aufleuchten (“to illuminate”). Etymology templates: {{pre|en|up-|light}} up- + light, {{cog|stq|apljuchte|t=to illuminate}} Saterland Frisian apljuchte (“to illuminate”), {{cog|fy|opljochtsje|t=to illuminate}} West Frisian opljochtsje (“to illuminate”), {{cog|nl|oplichten|t=to illuminate}} Dutch oplichten (“to illuminate”), {{cog|nds-de|upluchten}} German Low German upluchten, {{cog|de|aufleuchten|t=to illuminate}} German aufleuchten (“to illuminate”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} uplight (plural uplights)
  1. A recessed light fixture that directs the light in an upward direction. Synonyms: uplighter
    Sense id: en-uplight-en-noun-DsuGbekl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Maori translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 6 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 10 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 9 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 88 8 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 67 25 8

Verb

Forms: uplights [present, singular, third-person], uplighting [participle, present], uplighted [participle, past], uplighted [past], uplit [participle, past], uplit [past]
Etymology: From up- + light. Compare Saterland Frisian apljuchte (“to illuminate”), West Frisian opljochtsje (“to illuminate”), Dutch oplichten (“to illuminate”), German Low German upluchten, uplüchten (“to illuminate”), German aufleuchten (“to illuminate”). Etymology templates: {{pre|en|up-|light}} up- + light, {{cog|stq|apljuchte|t=to illuminate}} Saterland Frisian apljuchte (“to illuminate”), {{cog|fy|opljochtsje|t=to illuminate}} West Frisian opljochtsje (“to illuminate”), {{cog|nl|oplichten|t=to illuminate}} Dutch oplichten (“to illuminate”), {{cog|nds-de|upluchten}} German Low German upluchten, {{cog|de|aufleuchten|t=to illuminate}} German aufleuchten (“to illuminate”) Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=uplit}} uplight (third-person singular simple present uplights, present participle uplighting, simple past and past participle uplighted or uplit)
  1. (transitive) To light up, illuminate. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-uplight-en-verb-ksiOAOxW Categories (other): English terms prefixed with up- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with up-: 27 54 19
  2. (transitive) To illuminate from below. Tags: transitive Translations (To illuminate from below): tūrama arorangi (Maori)
    Sense id: en-uplight-en-verb-RdZvw6CV Disambiguation of 'To illuminate from below': 27 73

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To illuminate from below."
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