lightshift
English
noun
Definitions
- (physics) The change in the energy (and thus frequency) of light upon interaction with matter.
Etymology
Compound from English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload) + English shift.
Origin
English
shift
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Spooklight English
- airshift English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- backlight English
- backshift English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- betalight English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- blameshift English
- blueshift English
- booklight English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- downlight English
- downshift English
- droplight English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- earthlight English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- foreshift English
- frameshift English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- guidelight English
- headlight English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- loanshift English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- microlight English
- midshift English
- mislight English
- moonlight English
- multilight English
- multishift English
- nightlight English
- nonlight English
- noonlight English
- nymshift English
- overlight English
- overshift English
- owllight English
- penlight English
- phaseshift English
- placeshift English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- powershift English
- prelight English
- preshift English
- quarterlight English
- rankshift English
- redshift English
- relight English
- reshift English
- ringlight English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- shift English
- shiftable English
- shiftee English
- shifter English
- shiftest English
- shifteth English
- shiftful English
- shiftless English
- shiftlike English
- shiftmate English
- shiftogram English
- shiftwork English
- shifty English
- sidelight English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- speedshift English
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- stickshift English
- stoplight English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- subshift English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- supershift English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- thunderlight English
- timeshift English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- transshift English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- undershift English
- unlight English
- unshift English
- uplight English
- upshift English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waxlight English
- windowlight English
- Licht German
- light French
- light Spanish, Castilian
- シフト Japanese
- light Middle English
- schiften Middle English
- sif Indonesian
- quần chíp Vietnamese
- quần sịp Vietnamese
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- laatɩ Farefare
- light
- shift
- alight
- shifty
- shiftee
- shifter
- uplight
- belight
- lightie
- relight
- upshift
- lighter
- unlight
- inlight
- enlight
- lighten
- reshift
- lightly
- unshift
- nonlight
- sunlight
- lighting
- gaslight
- lightbox
- prelight
- shiftful
- lightman
- mislight
- toplight
- arclight
- warlight
- preshift
- daylight
- penlight
- light up
- lowlight
- lightish
- redshift
- nymshift
- owllight
- midshift
- twilight
- shifteth
- tealight
- lightray
- waxlight
- lightmap
- lightest
- shiftest
- lighteth
- subshift
- airshift
- icelight
- skylight
- lightbar
- bedlight
- limelight
- dawnlight
- footlight
- lightness
- safelight
- lightable
- headlight
- backshift
- overlight
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightpost
- lightlike
- shiftwork
- lightfast
- timeshift
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- droplight
- backlight
- lightroom
- foreshift
- lightwood
- shiftmate
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightface
- lightwell
- lightless
- sub-light
- ringlight
- firelight
- overshift
- spotlight
- lamplight
- stoplight
- glowlight
- lightmans
- lighthead
- shiftless
- lightship
- shiftlike
- downshift
- moonlight
- antilight
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- top light
- noonlight
- dusklight
- lightwork
- rushlight
- enlighten
- lovelight
- jacklight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- betalight
- starlight
- tubelight
- light out
- taillight
- blueshift
- light due
- rankshift
- loanshift
- lightskin
- looplight
- sea-light
- shiftable
- floodlight
- flamelight
- catchlight
- light line
- lightplane
- powershift
- ultralight
- transshift
- superlight
- supershift
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- crosslight
- flashlight
- houselight
- lightcurve
- hyperlight
- lightproof
- lightshade
- lightstick
- striplight
- lightskirt
- lightscape
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- phaseshift
- multilight
- multishift
- lighthouse
- blameshift
- frameshift
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- lightfaced
- undershift
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- lightboard
- microlight
- placeshift
- earthlight
- blacklight
- speedshift
- light bulb
- shiftogram
- stickshift
- straylight
- guidelight
- torchlight
- watchlight
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- streetlight
- windowlight
- lightweight
- light-tight
- light organ
- candlelight
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- lightworker
- lightvessel
- pocketlight
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- light-minded
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- light-struck
- light-headed
- thunderlight
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- quarterlight
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- light-bearing
- feather-light
- light equation
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- extragalactic background light