skylight
skylight Lexical Profile
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• noun
A window installed in a roof, ceiling, or ship's deck, typically set at the same angle as the surface to admit natural light.
"Sunlight poured through the skylight in the attic ceiling, illuminating the entire studio."
Diffuse natural light coming from the sky, as distinguished from direct sunlight.
"Even on an overcast afternoon, ambient skylight provided enough illumination to read by the window."
• verb
To outline or silhouette against the sky or horizon.
"The mountain goat stood on the narrow ridge, starkly skylighted against the evening clouds."
To furnish or illuminate a room or building with a skylight.
"The architects decided to skylight the central atrium to reduce the building's daytime energy consumption."
• Rhymes for skylight
Word Origin & Etymology
First attested in the late 17th century as a compound of 'sky' and 'light', where 'light' carried its traditional architectural sense of a glazed window opening.
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