light source

UK/ˈlaɪt.sɔːs/US/ˈlaɪt.sɔɹs/Canada[ˈlʌɪt.sɔɹs]

noun

A source of illumination.

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Meanings

nounlight source (plural light sources)

plural light sources

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany device serving as a source of illumination

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Broader
source of illumination

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 光源
  • 光源 (guāngyuán)source of illumination
Dutch lichtbron
  • lichtbronsource of illumination
Finnish valonlähde
  • valonlähdesource of illumination
French source lumineuse
  • source lumineusesource of illumination
German Lichtquelle
  • Lichtquellesource of illumination
Hungarian fényforrás
  • fényforrássource of illumination
Italian punto luce, sorgente luminosa
  • punto lucesource of illumination
  • sorgente luminosasource of illumination
Japanese 光源
  • 光源 (kōgen)source of illumination
Korean 광원, 빛샘
  • 광원 (gwang'won)source of illumination
  • 빛샘 (bitsaem)source of illumination
Norwegian Bokmål lyskilde, lyskjelde
  • lyskildesource of illumination
  • lyskjeldesource of illumination
Polish źródło światła
  • źródło światłasource of illumination
Portuguese fonte luminosa, fonte de luz
  • fonte luminosasource of illumination
  • fonte de luzsource of illumination
Russian исто́чник све́та
  • исто́чник све́та (istóčnik svéta)source of illumination
Spanish fuente de luz, fuente lumínica
  • fuente de luzsource of illumination
  • fuente lumínicasource of illumination
Swedish ljuskälla
  • ljuskällasource of illumination
Turkish ışık kaynağı
  • ışık kaynağısource of illumination
Cite this entry
APA

light source. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20source

MLA

“light source.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20source. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light source,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20source.

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