Associations to the word «Daylight»

Wiktionary

DAYLIGHT, noun. The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
DAYLIGHT, noun. A light source that simulates daylight.
DAYLIGHT, noun. (countable) (photometry) The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
DAYLIGHT, noun. The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
DAYLIGHT, noun. Daybreak.
DAYLIGHT, noun. Exposure to public scrutiny.
DAYLIGHT, noun. A clear, open space.
DAYLIGHT, noun. (countable) (machinery) The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
DAYLIGHT, noun. (idiomatic) Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
DAYLIGHT, verb. To expose to daylight
DAYLIGHT, verb. (architecture) To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.
DAYLIGHT, verb. To allow light in, as by drawing drapes.
DAYLIGHT, verb. (landscaping) (civil engineering) To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
DAYLIGHT, verb. (intransitive) To gain exposure to the open.
DAYLIGHT OVERDRAFT, noun. (banking) A debit balance in the customer’s account that occurs in the course of the banking day and is expected to be repaid by a credit to the account prior to the end of the banking day.
DAYLIGHT OVERDRAFTS, noun. Plural of daylight overdraft
DAYLIGHT ROBBERIES, noun. Plural of daylight robbery
DAYLIGHT ROBBERY, noun. (idiomatic) an exorbitant charge for a product or service
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME, noun. An adjustment of the official time during summer to cause events to be scheduled during daylight hours.
DAYLIGHT SAVING TIMES, noun. Plural of daylight saving time
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS, noun. The practice in some places of adjusting clocks forward in the Spring and back in the Fall, usually by one hour, so that the adjustment causes the time to coincide with the greatest period of illumination by the sun over the course of the day.
DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME, noun. Alternative form of daylight saving time

Dictionary definition

DAYLIGHT, noun. The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside; "the dawn turned night into day"; "it is easier to make the repairs in the daytime".
DAYLIGHT, noun. Light during the daytime.

Wise words

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