- lighting
- nounADJECTIVE▪ bright, good, harsh, strong▪ bad, low, poor▪ dim, soft, subdued, subtle▪ ambient, moody▪
the moody lighting and chilled-out atmosphere of the bar
▪ dramatic, theatrical▪dramatic lighting effects
▪ coloured/colored▪Coloured/Colored lighting has been employed to create an exciting atmosphere.
▪ adequate, proper▪ artificial, natural▪ electric, fluorescent, gas, incandescent (AmE)▪ street▪ exterior, outdoor▪exterior lighting and alarm systems
▪ indoor, interior▪ stage▪ emergency▪The generator supplies emergency lighting.
▪ background▪ concealed (esp. BrE), indirect, overhead, recessed (esp. AmE), track (esp. AmE)▪The showroom has a slate floor and track lighting.
▪ security… OF LIGHTING▪ levelVERB + LIGHTING▪ have▪The kitchen has adequate lighting.
▪ use▪No special lighting was used when making the video.
▪ provide▪The only lighting was provided by panels on the floor.
▪ install▪ adjust, control▪Patients can adjust the lighting using a dimmer.
▪a touch pad to control the lighting
LIGHTING + NOUN▪ level▪ arrangement, scheme, system▪a typical lighting scheme for a house
▪ effects▪ designer, engineer▪ fixture (esp. AmE)
Collocations dictionary. 2013.