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illumination

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




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Despite the wet forecast, their expectations for illumination were high.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

The camera seemed delighted by the illumination of all those cellphones, but mostly ignored the overhead Jumbotron, which, when I go to big shows, tends to be the only thing I wind up watching.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Additional lenses then organize the beams into a structured grid of square illumination areas at the receiving surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2026

“All weekend,” I say, by way of illumination.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon




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