English Explanatory Dictionary

crosslight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Light that comes from the side, causing shadows that can obscure objects of view or create strong contrasts.
  2. A traffic light intended principally to allow pedestrian or other traffic from a lesser roadway to cross a busier roadway.
  3. Illumination directed at the performers or subject matter from opposite sides of the set.
  4. Light that results from multiple sources and different directions.
  5. Multiple perspectives or points of view.
  6. One of a number of differing points of view.
verb
  1. To illuminate from the side.

Word forms

crosslight crosslights crosslighting crosslighted crosslit

Etymology

From cross + light.

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