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Definition of skylight - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
architecturewindow in a roof or ceiling for light
- The living room has a large skylight.
2.
physicsTECH. solar radiation scattered by the atmosphereTECH.
- Skylight affects the color of the sky.
3.
volcanologyTECH. hole in a lava tube showing lavaTECH.
- We peered into the skylight to see the lava.
4.
polar regionsTECH. thin ice area for submarine surfacingTECH.
- The submarine surfaced through a skylight.
Images of skylight
window in a roof or ceiling for light 
hole in a lava tube showing lava
Expressions with skylight
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pale rose screen cuts mist, blocks ultraviolet, boosts color balance
I used a skylight filter to cut the bluish haze in distant hills.
Origin of skylight
Old Norse, sky (cloud) + light (light)
Terms with skylight included in their meaning
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roof window
skylight in a building's roof
architecture
non-opening skylight or window
roof design
skylight along the roof's slope
Examples of skylight in a sentence
Natural light floods in through the kitchen skylight. The sensor measures skylight over the field. Cloud cover reduced the skylight reaching the ground. The skylight revealed the glowing river beneath. Lava was visible through the skylight in the tube. Explorers found a skylight to observe wildlife.
The icebreaker navigated towards a skylight.
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- French:lucarne, lumière du ciel, ...
- German:Dachfenster, Himmelslicht, ...
- Italian:lucernario, luce diffusa del cielo, ...
- Spanish:claraboya, luz celeste, ...
- Portuguese:claraboia, luz celeste, ...
- Chinese:天窗, 天光, ...
- Japanese:天窓, 天空光, ...
- Arabic:نَافِذَة سَقْفِيَّة, الإشعاع السماوي, ...
- Hebrew:חֲלוֹן גַּג, אוֹר שָׁמַיִם, ...
- Russian:мансардное окно, рассеянное небесное излучение, ...
- Ukrainian:вікно в даху, світло небосхилу, ...
- Hindi:स्काईलाइट, आकाश-प्रकाश, ...
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