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uplight

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
up-light
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A recessed light fixture that directs the light in an upward direction.

verb

To light up, illuminate.

Transitive verb

verb

To illuminate from below.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From up- + light. Compare Saterland Frisian apljuchte (“to illuminate”), West Frisian opljochtsje (“to illuminate”), Dutch oplichten (“to illuminate”), German Low German upluchten, uplüchten (“to illuminate”), German aufleuchten (“to illuminate”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

uplights (plural) uplights (present, singular) uplighting (participle, present) uplighted (participle, past) uplighted (past) uplit (participle, past) uplit (past)

Synonyms

uplighter

Questions

What does uplight mean?
A recessed light fixture that directs the light in an upward direction.
Where does uplight come from?
From up- + light. Compare Saterland Frisian apljuchte (“to illuminate”), West Frisian opljochtsje (“to illuminate”), Dutch oplichten (“to illuminate”), German Low German upluchten, uplüchten (“to illuminate”), German aufleuchten (“to illuminate”).

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