daylight

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daylight

To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.

From Middle English daye-lighte, dey liȝht, dailiȝt, day-liht, dai-liht, equivalent to day + light. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Deegeslucht, Daisljoacht, West Frisian deiljocht, Dutch daglicht, German Tageslicht.

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Submitted on July 07, 2010

daylight	The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
daylight	A light source that simulates daylight.
daylight	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	The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
daylight	Daybreak.
daylight	Exposure to public scrutiny.
daylight	A clear, open space.
daylight	The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
daylight	Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
daylight	To expose to daylight
daylight	To allow light in, as by drawing drapes.
daylight	To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
daylight	To gain exposure to the open.

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