英语词汇“drummond light”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

attributive and in the genitive. Designating a lamp which produces an intense light by the incandescence of a piece of lime when it is heated (typically by an oxyhydrogen flame). Chiefly in Drummond light. Cf. limelight n.Invented by the Scottish engineer Thomas Drummond c1825 as an aid for conducting geographical surveys in conditions of low visibility.

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the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > limelight

limelight1826

Drummond1830

oxyhydrogen light1849

oxy-calcium light1859

calcium light1864

1830 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 120 398 The Drummond light, then, the instant it was uncovered, elicited a sort of shout of admiration from the whole party.

1837 Mechanic's Mag. 17 June 167/2 Halil Pasha..requested to know if he was acquainted with a very remarkable light, which was known in England under the name of Drummond's lamp.

1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. iii. iii. 662 The light of incandescent bodies (such as the Drummond's light) contains the same rays as sunlight.

1885 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 29 June 403/2 Those places which were acted upon by the concentrated light of a Drummond lamp.

1949 Sci. Monthly Feb. 104/1 A blackened sheet of copper (also an incandescent spiral of platinum), heated in the flame of an alcohol lamp, were used; also the Drummond lamp.

1984 Jrnl. Illinois State Hist. Soc. 77 38 One of the most commonly used types of high-intensity directional illumination—that is, spotlight—was the Drummond light, also known as a limelight.

2012 A. Reading Mark Inside iv. 67 You would have headed down Broadway toward the Drummond light slowly revolving on a spear atop a five-story building.

1. The intense white light produced by heating a piece of lime in an oxyhydrogen flame. Also called Drummond light (see Drummond light at Drummond n.). Formerly much used in theatres to light up important actors and scenes, and so direct attention to them. Hence frequently figurative.

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the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > limelight

limelight1826

Drummond1830

oxyhydrogen light1849

oxy-calcium light1859

calcium light1864

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > stage lights

footlight1776

limelight1826

float1829

spotlight1875

ground-row1881

lime1892

baby spot1910

amber1913

spot1920

strip light1920

perch1933

follow spot1937

Mickey Mouse1937

pin spot1947

society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > [noun] > publicity

word of mouth1578

publicity1609

agitation1829

limelight1877

play1912

pre-publicity1959

1826 Drummond in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 116 336 Applied to a revolving light, where four sides are illuminated, each with four reflectors, one reflector, with the lime light, might be substituted on each side.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. vi. 46 The naked eye can detect no difference in brightness between the electric light and the lime light.

1877 G. B. Smith Shelley i. 45 Transcendent as were his virtues when compared with his faults, the lime-light of a malevolent scrutiny has been turned on the latter.

1881 P. Fitzgerald World behind Scenes i. 48 The use of so intense a light as the limelight has favoured the introduction of a new effect in the shape of transparent scenery.

1886 F. Harrison Choice Bks. 433 When Shakespeare played Hamlet and Macbeth, he had neither limelight, footlights, scenery, costumes, nor stage machinery.

1906 ‘O. Henry’ Four Million 223 To him one evening in the limelight made up for many dark ones.

1908 Daily Chron. 25 Jan. 3/2 The beauty of his person..helped to throw the limelight upon him.

1909 Daily Chron. 11 June 4/4 Many women..are likely to die—unwed... They never got into the limelight.

1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 131/2 They are given a notoriety, a public exhibition in the limelight.

1922 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 150/1 He did not..pose in the limelight to the same extent as his respected chief.

1924 J. Galsworthy Forest i. i. 15 ‘You know what we're here for?’ ‘Limelight on the slave trade, is it?’

1928 Publishers' Weekly 9 June 2353 Political portraits of the men who will be in the limelight of the national conventions.

1934 A. Huxley Let. 1 Oct. (1969) 384 The town hardly gets its full share of the limelight because of the hero.

1952 W. Granville Dict. Theatr. Terms 111 Fond of limelight, greedy for notice. One who claims the centre of the stage.

1955 Times 5 May 16/2 German bonds took the limelight in the foreign bond market.

1955 Times 17 June 9/3 The publicity given to the submission of identical tenders for public authorities' contracts has brought the question into the limelight.

1967 Guardian 3 Feb. 7/3 [He] did more than his bit of backing in to the limelight, and his declarations of his own genius aren't to everyone's taste.

1975 ‘R. Lewis’ Double Take iv. 127 In our business exposure to the limelight of the courts is like the kiss of death.

单词	drummond light
释义	> as lemmas Drummond light attributive and in the genitive. Designating a lamp which produces an intense light by the incandescence of a piece of lime when it is heated (typically by an oxyhydrogen flame). Chiefly in Drummond light. Cf. limelight n.Invented by the Scottish engineer Thomas Drummond c1825 as an aid for conducting geographical surveys in conditions of low visibility. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > limelight limelight1826 Drummond1830 oxyhydrogen light1849 oxy-calcium light1859 calcium light1864 1830 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 120 398 The Drummond light, then, the instant it was uncovered, elicited a sort of shout of admiration from the whole party. 1837 Mechanic's Mag. 17 June 167/2 Halil Pasha..requested to know if he was acquainted with a very remarkable light, which was known in England under the name of Drummond's lamp. 1875 A. W. Bennett & W. T. T. Dyer tr. J. von Sachs Text-bk. Bot. iii. iii. 662 The light of incandescent bodies (such as the Drummond's light) contains the same rays as sunlight. 1885 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 29 June 403/2 Those places which were acted upon by the concentrated light of a Drummond lamp. 1949 Sci. Monthly Feb. 104/1 A blackened sheet of copper (also an incandescent spiral of platinum), heated in the flame of an alcohol lamp, were used; also the Drummond lamp. 1984 Jrnl. Illinois State Hist. Soc. 77 38 One of the most commonly used types of high-intensity directional illumination—that is, spotlight—was the Drummond light, also known as a limelight. 2012 A. Reading Mark Inside iv. 67 You would have headed down Broadway toward the Drummond light slowly revolving on a spear atop a five-story building. extracted from Drummondn. Drummond light 1. The intense white light produced by heating a piece of lime in an oxyhydrogen flame. Also called Drummond light (see Drummond light at Drummond n.). Formerly much used in theatres to light up important actors and scenes, and so direct attention to them. Hence frequently figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > firework > [noun] > limelight limelight1826 Drummond1830 oxyhydrogen light1849 oxy-calcium light1859 calcium light1864 society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > a theatre > theatrical equipment or accessories > [noun] > stage lights footlight1776 limelight1826 float1829 spotlight1875 ground-row1881 lime1892 baby spot1910 amber1913 spot1920 strip light1920 perch1933 follow spot1937 Mickey Mouse1937 pin spot1947 society > communication > information > publishing or spreading abroad > [noun] > publicity word of mouth1578 publicity1609 agitation1829 limelight1877 play1912 pre-publicity1959 1826 Drummond in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 116 336 Applied to a revolving light, where four sides are illuminated, each with four reflectors, one reflector, with the lime light, might be substituted on each side. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. vi. 46 The naked eye can detect no difference in brightness between the electric light and the lime light. 1877 G. B. Smith Shelley i. 45 Transcendent as were his virtues when compared with his faults, the lime-light of a malevolent scrutiny has been turned on the latter. 1881 P. Fitzgerald World behind Scenes i. 48 The use of so intense a light as the limelight has favoured the introduction of a new effect in the shape of transparent scenery. 1886 F. Harrison Choice Bks. 433 When Shakespeare played Hamlet and Macbeth, he had neither limelight, footlights, scenery, costumes, nor stage machinery. 1906 ‘O. Henry’ Four Million 223 To him one evening in the limelight made up for many dark ones. 1908 Daily Chron. 25 Jan. 3/2 The beauty of his person..helped to throw the limelight upon him. 1909 Daily Chron. 11 June 4/4 Many women..are likely to die—unwed... They never got into the limelight. 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 131/2 They are given a notoriety, a public exhibition in the limelight. 1922 Blackwood's Mag. Aug. 150/1 He did not..pose in the limelight to the same extent as his respected chief. 1924 J. Galsworthy Forest i. i. 15 ‘You know what we're here for?’ ‘Limelight on the slave trade, is it?’ 1928 Publishers' Weekly 9 June 2353 Political portraits of the men who will be in the limelight of the national conventions. 1934 A. Huxley Let. 1 Oct. (1969) 384 The town hardly gets its full share of the limelight because of the hero. 1952 W. Granville Dict. Theatr. Terms 111 Fond of limelight, greedy for notice. One who claims the centre of the stage. 1955 Times 5 May 16/2 German bonds took the limelight in the foreign bond market. 1955 Times 17 June 9/3 The publicity given to the submission of identical tenders for public authorities' contracts has brought the question into the limelight. 1967 Guardian 3 Feb. 7/3 [He] did more than his bit of backing in to the limelight, and his declarations of his own genius aren't to everyone's taste. 1975 ‘R. Lewis’ Double Take iv. 127 In our business exposure to the limelight of the courts is like the kiss of death. extracted from limelightn. < as lemmas
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