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illumination

[ih-loo-muh-ney-shuhn] / ɪˌlu məˈneɪ ʃən /




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Even Apollo astronauts didn't see the Orientale basin completely because of their orbit and illumination conditions.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

By simply changing the level of illumination, they could prompt particles to assemble into crystals or break apart again.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

When the sun vanishes early and the chill of darkness comes on deep and fast, there has always been an instinct to gather around a source of warmth and illumination for tales of fearsome happenings.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

The archbishop was free to configure it as a workplace, to choose its decorative furnishings and its degree of illumination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

From that moment forward, Roscuro showed an abnormal, inordinate interest in illumination of all sorts.

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo




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