Word Finder - sunlight

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All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.

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Sunlight on the skin gives you vitamin D.

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Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.

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To work on the side (at a secondary job) during the daytime.

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The time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.

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I'll meet you at the docks at sunrise.

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• crack of dawn
• dawn
• sparrow-fart
• sunup

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The change in color of the sky at dawn.

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Did you see the beautiful sunrise this morning?

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Any great awakening.

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It was the sunrise of her spirit.

Sunlight streamed in through the propped door.

Sunlight blinded her as she walked onto the field.

She opened her eyes and blinked at the sunlight streaming through her window.

Blinded by sunlight and blue sky, she closed her eyes.

The morning sunlight did the trick as the clock showed seven and I looked up to see Betsy pulling on her bathrobe.

If not for the painful sunlight, she would've looked up at the hushed note in his voice.

The underworld doesn't have direct sunlight.

The destructive power of sunlight is only exercised on those organisms actually at the surface.

Her hair sparkled in the sunlight against the dark tan of his hand.

They strode through the opulent mansion down a stairwell spilling into sunlight and swaths of green grass at the side of the main house.

By the first touch of sunlight, he was at the sparring grounds awaiting anyone to show for practice.

Ordinary diatoms and desmids may be mounted on mica, as above described, by putting a portion in a vessel of water and exposing it to sunlight, when they rise to the surface, and may be thus removed comparatively free from dirt or impurity.

A good example of discomfort glare is leaving a dark room and moving into bright sunlight.

It is computed that twenty millions of meteors enter the atmosphere every day and would be visible to unassisted vision in the absence of sunlight, moonlight and clouds, while if telescopic meteors are included the number will be increased twentyfold.

It is next strained, then bleached in the sunlight, and stored for exportation.

Sunlight has a tendency to bleach furs and to encourage the development of moth eggs, therefore continued exposure is to be avoided.

It is not decomposed by sunlight.

Water and carbonic acid are synthesized, under the action of sunlight, to form sugar, starch or some other carboh y drate and this is then combined with simple nitrogenous salts to form proteid.

It was the sunlight streaming in at the entrance to the passage.

All of these are easy to grow in containers, as long as you keep them well watered and in good sunlight.

When metal or wood is subjected to continuous sunlight, the UV rays from the sun will weaken and make unstable the finished product.

The flow of electrons inside a solar cell is created when the electrons are jolted by an influx of energy (sunlight), and are knocked loose from the semi-conductor.

There is also the problem of not enough sunlight on cloudy days and at night, although some recent technological advances have improved cloudy issues.

Try to use as much natural light as possible by opening windows and doors to flood your work space with sunlight.

It includes soft sunlight and classical music.

If you let your wine sit in an area that gets direct sunlight, it can fade your wine and get heat damaged and molecularly altered.

Open bedroom blinds and curtains during the day as eggs are sensitive to sunlight.

Dappled sunlight will help the bulbs, too, as they will not get as hot as they would in direct sunlight.

Melanin is a pigment that occurs naturally in the body and protects the body from harmful exposure to sunlight.

For golfing in particular, you may want to opt for cinnamon or citrus colors, rather than gray, for blocking bright sunlight while providing contrast on the green.

While gray lenses won't give you more contrast between your target and its background, they are the best for shooting in bright sunlight.

Most are not backlit, so you can't read in the dark but you can read in direct sunlight, which you can't do with an LCD.

Bright sunlight can potentially make screens unreadable, depending on the level of contrast and the type of display used.

Items that have been well cared for will have even wear and fading from being rotated frequently and kept out of damaging sunlight.

In The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, author Thom Hartmann places this estimate at about 50 years.

By the simplest definition, solar systems work by absorbing sunlight and converting it into energy - such as heat, hot water, and light.

Unlike energy that comes from the burning of fossil fuels and is therefore completely nonrenewable, solar energy can be renewed during the hours of sunlight.

They have huge solar panels for windows and the houses actually rotate so that the panels receive maximum sunlight all day.

Smog is created when nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons, also produced by fossil fuels, are exposed to sunlight, causing a chemical reaction.

However, for many parts of the world, sunlight is available in tremendous quantity and for a majority of seasons.

To produce a steady supply of electricity, power systems engineers introduce a battery storage unit that stores up the electrical energy produced when there's a lot of sunlight.

These layers allow the panels to utilize either different frequencies of sunlight, and/ or artificial light.

Of course, the interest in cheaper energy and use of natural power (sunlight) has always held an attraction for those searching for an alternative lifestyle.

You can benefit from solar panel installation even if you live in an area with limited sunlight.

When sunlight hits the photovoltaic cells of the panels, a silicon semiconductor absorbs a percentage of the energy and turns it into a current of electricity.

Polycrystalline panels are typically more affordable than monocrystalline panels, but they are not as efficient at absorbing sunlight and converting it to usable electricity.

Most solar panels are mounted on rooftops where they receive the most sunlight and are out of the way.

Ozone, or tropospheric ozone, is a pollutant formed by the reaction of sunlight on hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides.

Some of this sunlight remains inside the plant material, or biomass, in the form of energy.

Most compost bins are best situated out of direct sunlight.