Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lightbox

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables: light-box
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A box containing a source of light and a white, translucent cover, used to view photographic transparencies.

noun

A box containing fluorescent tubes or LED technology, used to treat people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and circadian rhythm disorders.

noun

A kind of pop-up that is overlaid across a web page while the rest of the content is dimmed.

noun

noun

A device used in phreaking that indicates when a telephone line is in use by means of a light.

Etymology

From light + box. In the Internet sense, originally the name of one specific technique.

Inflected Forms

lightboxes (plural)

Questions

What does lightbox mean?: A box containing a source of light and a white, translucent cover, used to view photographic transparencies.
Where does lightbox come from?: From light + box. In the Internet sense, originally the name of one specific technique.

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