light-tight

English

Alternative forms

lighttight

Etymology

From light (noun) +‎ tight (adjective).

Pronunciation

enPR: lītʹtīt

Adjective

light-tight (comparative more light-tight, superlative most light-tight)

Impervious to light; excluding the light perfectly.
- 2000, Stephen G. Anchell, The darkroom cookbook (page 127)
  From a practical point of view it is not always possible to achieve an absolute lighttight home darkroom.

Synonyms

lightproof

Related terms

For other similar compound words, see the derived terms under tight.

Translations

light-tight

Danish: lystæt
German: lichtdicht
Norwegian:
Bokmål: lystett

Nynorsk: ljostett, lystett

Swedish: ljustät (sv)

References

The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1914

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