skylight (opening)

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• skylight — 1670s, light from the sky, from SKY (Cf. sky) + LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.). Meaning small opening in a roof to admit light is recorded from 1680s …   Etymology dictionary

• skylight — /skuy luyt /, n. 1. an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight. 2. the frame set with glass fitted to such an opening. 3. Meteorol. the diffuse light from the sky, scattered by air molecules, as distinguished from… …   Universalium

• opening — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Open space Nouns 1. opening, hole, foramen; aperture, yawning, oscitancy, dehiscence; chasm (see interval); breach. 2. (small opening) puncture, perforation, scuttle; pinhole, keyhole, loophole, porthole …   English dictionary for students

• skylight — /ˈskaɪlaɪt / (say skuyluyt) noun 1. an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass or other such translucent material, for admitting daylight. 2. the frame set with glass fitted to such an opening. {sky + light1} …  

• skylight — noun Date: 1679 1. the diffused and reflected light of the sky 2. an opening in a house roof or ship s deck that is covered with translucent or transparent material and that is designed to admit light …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• skylight — noun a) A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light. b) mdash;solar radiation reaching the earths surface after having been …   Wiktionary

• skylight — n. opening in a roof or ceiling or ship s deck for the purpose of admitting light …   English contemporary dictionary

• skylight — ALASKA VOLCANO OBSERVATORY GLOSSARY An opening formed by a collapse in the roof of a lava tube …   Glossary of volcanic terms

• Skylight —   A window located on the roof of a structure to provide interior building spaces with natural daylight, warmth, and ventilation.   Any opening in the roof surface which is glazed with a transparent or translucent material. [See California Code… …   Energy terms

• skylight — sky•light [[t]ˈskaɪˌlaɪt[/t]] n. bui archit. an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight • Etymology: 1670–80 sky′light ed, sky′lit ˌlɪt adj …   From formal English to slang

• skylight — A glass covered framework fitted over a dock opening for admitting light and air into the compartment below. A pop up window in the roof of a trailer …   Dictionary of automotive terms