illuminator
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5.6
- noun
- /ɪˈluːmɪneɪtər/
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iluminador
- To find the missing item in the dark room, she switched on her small illuminator.
- laser illuminator
These are the L'Oreal True Match Lumi Liquid Glow Illuminators Prime and highlight.
- These are the L'Oreal True Match Lumi Liquid Glow Illuminators Prime and highlight.
- It is a primer, highlighter, illuminator hybrid.
- I'm going to tap into this loose powder illuminator from clouds and see what happens to me.
- The second illuminator I got is from the company Mana Kadar.
- Now for the outside portion of the skin, I'm actually going to use the illuminator.
- But this is the Soap and Glory Hocus Focus instant visual flaw softening Illuminator.
- And then I got the Trumet Lumi powder glow, illuminator, blush and highlight.
Examples
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The museum guide pointed out that the ancient artifact was best appreciated under an illuminator that highlights its details.
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When they were inside, he pulled out his illuminator, but he didn't get to use it.
Fiction book (1991) -
In addition to his blaster, he had clipped a small illuminator to his belt.
Fiction book (1991) -
The illuminator uses a 5-V AC gas-filled lamp that has a standard life of 15,000 hours.
Academic text (1996) -
A large frame microscope retails for $239.95, and a 1000X microscope with illuminator for $269.95.
Academic text (2002) -
The teacher used a powerful illuminator to project images onto the screen during the lesson.
Synonyms
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1.0
Something that gives light for a room or table
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3.0
A thing like a lamp or candle that makes a place bright so you can see
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3.7
A light placed behind a screen or object to make it glow
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6.7
A thing that gives off light or heat
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5.1
A lamp that makes some materials glow by using ultraviolet light
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3.9
A thing that gives light so you can see
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8.4
Something that gives light, like a lamp or bulb
A source that gives off light, sound, or energy
A material that gives light when you turn it on or add a chemical
A person who carries a lantern to light the way at events
A small lamp that makes a car or plane instrument panel easy to read at night
A device that gives off ultraviolet light used for lighting or experiments
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
illuminator = illuminate (transparent) = illuminate + or
Agent noun formed regularly from the verb 'illuminate' (device or person that gives light), a straightforward -or derivation.
Etymology
Illuminator comes from the Latin illuminare, from lumen 'light'. So an illuminator is literally 'one who gives light', which is why it refers to a device or person that makes things bright or visible.