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illumination vs lighting

lighting vs illumination

illumination and lighting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illumination Yes No No No
lighting Yes No No No
As nouns, lighting is a hyponym of illumination; that is, lighting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than illumination:
  • illumination: the degree of visibility of your environment
  • lighting: having abundant light or illumination
Other hyponyms of illumination include light, dark, darkness.
illumination (noun) lighting (noun)
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) the act of setting something on fire
the luminous flux incident on a unit area the craft of providing artificial light
an interpretation that removes obstacles to understanding apparatus for supplying artificial light effects for the stage or a film
the degree of visibility of your environment having abundant light or illumination
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
Difference between illumination and lighting

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