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  • 41Christoph Cremer — (born in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany) is a German physicist and professor at the Ruprecht Karls University Heidelberg, who has successfully overcome the conventional limit of resolution that applies to light based investigations (the Abbe… …

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  • 42Light — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Light >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 light light ray beam stream gleam streak pencil Sgm: N 1 sunbeam sunbeam moonbeam Sgm: N 1 aurora aurora GRP: N 2 …

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  • 43irradiance — (adj.) 1660s, from irradiant (1520s), from L. irradiantem (nom. irradians), prp. of irradiare (see IRRADIATE (Cf. irradiate)). Related: Irradiancy (1640s) …

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  • 44irradiation — (n.) 1580s, from Fr. irradiation, from L. *irradiationem, noun of action from pp. stem of irradiare (see IRRADIATE (Cf. irradiate)). Originally of light (literally and figuratively); of X rays, etc., from 1901 …

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  • 45light something up — 1) a flare lit up the night sky Syn: make bright, brighten, illuminate, lighten, throw/cast light on, shine on, irradiate; literary illumine, illume 2) her enthusiasm lit up her face Syn: animate, irradiate, brighten …

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  • 46light something up — 1 a flare lit up the night sky: MAKE BRIGHT, brighten, illuminate, lighten, throw/cast light on, shine on, irradiate; poetic/literary illumine. 2 her enthusiasm lit up her face: ANIMATE, irradiate, brighten …

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  • 47ir|ra|di|ate — «verb. ih RAY dee iht, ayt; adjective. ih RAY dee iht, ayt», verb, at|ed, at|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to shine upon; light up; make bright; illuminate: »The midnight lightnings…irradiate heaven (Robert Southey) …

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  • 48Emblaze — Em*blaze , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblazed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emblazing}.] [Pref. em + 1st blaze.] 1. To adorn with glittering embellishments. [1913 Webster] No weeping orphan saw his father s stores Our shrines irradiate, or emblaze the floors.… …

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  • 49Emblazed — Emblaze Em*blaze , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblazed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emblazing}.] [Pref. em + 1st blaze.] 1. To adorn with glittering embellishments. [1913 Webster] No weeping orphan saw his father s stores Our shrines irradiate, or emblaze the… …

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  • 50Emblazing — Emblaze Em*blaze , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblazed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emblazing}.] [Pref. em + 1st blaze.] 1. To adorn with glittering embellishments. [1913 Webster] No weeping orphan saw his father s stores Our shrines irradiate, or emblaze the… …

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