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lighting collapse: the craft of providing artificial light; "an interior decorator must understand lighting"; apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film

irradiation collapse: (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus; the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background; (physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex; the condition of being exposed to radiation

radiation collapse: the act of spreading outward from a central source; a radial arrangement of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain; the spread of a group of organisms into new habitats; energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles; the spontaneous emission of a stream of particles or electromagnetic rays in nuclear decay

enlightenment collapse: education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge; a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions

highlight collapse: an area of lightness in a picture; the most interesting or memorable part; "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican"; apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent; "highlight the area above your eyebrows"

contrast collapse: the act of distinguishing by comparing differences; the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness); the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors; the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared; "in contrast to", "by contrast"; put in opposition to show or emphasize differences; "The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student"; to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"

hydroelectric collapse: of or relating to or used in the production of electricity by waterpower; "hydroelectric power"

electrostatic collapse: concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity; "an electrostatic generator produces high-voltage static electricity"

photoelectric collapse: of or pertaining to photoelectricity; "the photoelectric effect"

ignition collapse: the act of setting something on fire; the mechanism that ignites the fuel in an internal-combustion engine; the process of initiating combustion or catching fire

inflammatory collapse: characterized or caused by inflammation; "an inflammatory process"; "an inflammatory response"

lamp collapse: an artificial source of visible illumination; a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

self-winding collapse: designed so that manual winding is unnecessary; "a self-winding watch"

electric collapse: a car that is powered by electricity; affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling; "gave an electric reading of the play"; "the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale"; (of a situation) exceptionally tense; "an atmosphere electric with suspicion"; using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity; "electric current"; "electric wiring"; "electrical appliances"; "an electrical storm"

electrifying collapse: causing a surge of emotion or excitement; "she gave a electrifying performance"; "a thrilling performer to watch"

direct current collapse: an electric current that flows in one direction steadily

alternating current collapse: an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally; "In the US most household current is AC at 60 cycles per second"

rolling stock collapse: collection of wheeled vehicles owned by a railroad or motor carrier

metro collapse: an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"

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