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illumination

[ih-loo-muh-ney-shuhn] / ɪˌlu məˈneɪ ʃən /




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Actually, the fineness of the design is probably best appreciated at night, with its full plumage of illumination switched on.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

Even Apollo astronauts didn't see the Orientale basin completely because of their orbit and illumination conditions.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The framework provides an accurate description of how these materials absorb light and how their electronic structure behaves under illumination.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

But generating enough heat from harder to capture wavelengths has traditionally required thick absorbing materials or very bright illumination, making such detectors bulky and slow.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

There was a faint source of illumination, like a stream of billions of tiny particles, faintly glowing.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman




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