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61sunrise — Synonyms and related words: aurora, break of day, brightening, cardinal points, chanticleer, cockcrow, cocklight, compass card, compass rose, crack of dawn, dawn, dawning, day peep, daybreak, daylight, dayspring, degrees, east, eastward, first… …
62sunup — Synonyms and related words: aurora, break of day, brightening, chanticleer, cockcrow, cocklight, crack of dawn, dawn, dawning, day peep, daybreak, daylight, dayspring, first brightening, light, morn, morning, peep of day, prime, sunrise,… …
63brighten up — phrasal verb Word forms brighten up : present tense I/you/we/they brighten up he/she/it brightens up present participle brightening up past tense brightened up past participle brightened up 1) [intransitive/transitive] same as brighten 1) You… …
64Aliasing — F/A/V An undesirable distortion component that can arise in any digitally encoded information (sound or picture). A&V Distortion in the video signal which may manifest itself in different ways, depending on the type of aliasing: • Spectral… …
65Ball lightning — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… …
66blick — Fulguration Ful gu*ra tion, n. [L. fulguratio: cf. F. fulguration.] 1. The act of lightening. [R.] Donne. [1913 Webster] 2. (Assaying) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper… …
67Brighten — Bright en, v. i. [AS. beorhtan.] To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful. [1913 Webster] And night shall brighten into day. N. Cotton. [1913 Webster] And, all his prospects… …
68Brighten — Bright en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brightening}.] Note: [From {Bright}, a.] 1. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to. [1913 Webster] 2. To make illustrious,… …
69Brightened — Brighten Bright en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brightening}.] Note: [From {Bright}, a.] 1. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to. [1913 Webster] 2. To make… …
70Chain lightning — Lightning Light ning (l[imac]t n[i^]ng), n. [For lightening, fr. lighten to flash.] 1. A discharge of atmospheric electricity, accompanied by a vivid flash of light, commonly from one cloud to another, sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The… …
