light-tight

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)

1. 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