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Skylights
A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
📖 Definitions of "Skylights"
noun
- 1
A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
- 2
Diffuse sky radiation—solar radiation reaching the earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or suspensoids in the atmosphere.
- 3
A hole in the upper part of a lava tube, yielding a view of the lava within.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Skylights"
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| Word | Definition |
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| fanlightnoun | (architecture) A semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom. |
| blindsnoun | A movable covering for a window to keep out light, made of cloth or of narrow slats that can block light or allow it to pass. |
| shuttersnoun | (photography) The part of a camera, normally closed, that opens for a controlled period of time to let light in when taking a picture. |
| sinksnoun | A basin used for holding water for washing. |
| wellsnoun | A small cathedral city and civil parish with a city council in Somerset, England, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST5445). |
| skylitnoun | (architecture) Receiving all or most light from the sky |
| ceilingsnoun | The overhead closure of a room. |
| rooftopsnoun | (somewhat formal) The area atop a roof. |
| clerestoriesnoun | (architecture) The upper part of a wall containing windows to let in natural light to a building, especially in the nave, transept and choir of a church or cathedral. |
| balconiesnoun | (architecture) An accessible structure extending from a building, especially outside a window. |
| ceilinged | (especially in combination) Having a (specified type of) ceiling. |
| fenestrationnoun | (architecture) The arrangement of windows and similar openings in a building. |
| louversnoun | (chiefly in the plural) A series of sloping overlapping slats or boards which admit air and light but exclude rain etc. |
| luminairesnoun | An electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination. |
| roofsnoun | (architecture) The external covering at the top of a building. |
| rooftopnoun | (somewhat formal) The area atop a roof. |
| dormer windownoun | Alternative form of dormer-window. [An upright window built from a sloping roof.] |
| sky glownoun | Alternative form of skyglow. [The illumination of the sky above populated areas, mostly by street lighting.] |
| skyscrapersnoun | Skyscrapers, also known as The Skyscrapers of New York, is an American silent film produced by the Biograph Company which was almost entirely filmed on location on the construction site of one of New-York's tallest skyscrapers. |
| bay windownoun | (architecture) A window space projecting outward from the main walls of a building and forming a bay in a room. |
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