safelight

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noun

The lamp in a photographic darkroom, providing illumination only from parts of the visible spectrum to which the photographic material in use is nearly or completely insensitive.

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Meanings

nounsafelight (plural safelights)

plural safelights

  1. The lamp in a photographic darkroom, providing illumination only from parts of the visible spectrum to which the photographic material in use is nearly or completely insensitive.

Origin

From safe + light.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 安全燈 /安全灯
  • 安全燈 /安全灯 (ānquándēng)lamp in a darkroom
Finnish suojavalo
  • suojavalolamp in a darkroom
Turkish güvenışıgı
  • güvenışıgılamp in a darkroom
Cite this entry
APA

safelight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safelight

MLA

“safelight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safelight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “safelight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/safelight.

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