Meanings
nounskylight (plural skylights)
plural skylights
- natural sciencesDiffuse sky radiation—solar radiation reaching the earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or suspensoids in the atmosphere.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
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Bulgarian тавански прозорец
- тавански прозорец (tavanski prozorec)window dome or opening in the roof
Catalan claraboia, lluerna
- claraboiawindow dome or opening in the roof
- lluernawindow dome or opening in the roof
Chinese Mandarin 天窗
- 天窗 (tiānchuāng)window dome or opening in the roof
Danish tagvindue
- tagvinduewindow dome or opening in the roof
Dutch zonnedak, koepel
- zonnedakwindow dome or opening in the roof
- koepelwindow dome or opening in the roof
Finnish kattoikkuna, kattokupu
- kattoikkunawindow dome or opening in the roof
- kattokupuwindow dome or opening in the roof
- kattovalokupuwindow dome or opening in the roof
- valoaukkowindow dome or opening in the roof
- auringon hajasäteilysolar radiation
- laavatunnelin aukkohole in a lava tube
French fenêtre de toit, lucarne
- fenêtre de toitwindow dome or opening in the roof
- lucarnewindow dome or opening in the roof
- véluxwindow dome or opening in the roof
- verrièrewindow dome or opening in the roof
German Dachluke, Dachfenster
- Dachlukewindow dome or opening in the roof
- Dachfensterwindow dome or opening in the roof
- Dachflächenfensterwindow dome or opening in the roof
Hebrew צֹהַר
- צֹהַר (tsohar)window dome or opening in the roof
Hungarian tetőablak
- tetőablakwindow dome or opening in the roof
Irish spéirléas, forléas
- spéirléaswindow dome or opening in the roof
- forléaswindow dome or opening in the roof
- fuinneog dhínwindow dome or opening in the roof
Italian lucernario
- lucernariowindow dome or opening in the roof
Japanese 天窓
- 天窓 (tenmado)window dome or opening in the roof
Korean 채광창
- 채광창 (chaegwangchang)window dome or opening in the roof
Norwegian Bokmål takvindu
- takvinduwindow dome or opening in the roof
Polish świetlik, szyb świetlny
- świetlikwindow dome or opening in the roof
- szyb świetlnywindow dome or opening in the roof
- promieniowanie rozproszonesolar radiation
- okno lawowehole in a lava tube
Portuguese claraboia
- claraboiawindow dome or opening in the roof
Romanian lucarnă, luminator
- lucarnăwindow dome or opening in the roof
- luminatorwindow dome or opening in the roof
Russian светово́й люк
- светово́й люк (svetovój ljuk)window dome or opening in the roof
Scottish Gaelic leòsan-adhair
- leòsan-adhairwindow dome or opening in the roof
Spanish tragaluz, claraboya
- tragaluzwindow dome or opening in the roof
- claraboyawindow dome or opening in the roof
- celajewindow dome or opening in the roof
Swedish ljusöppning, takfönster
- ljusöppningwindow dome or opening in the roof
- takfönsterwindow dome or opening in the roof
- takluckawindow dome or opening in the roof
Tagalog luneto
- lunetowindow dome or opening in the roof
Turkish aydınlık
- aydınlıkwindow dome or opening in the roof
Ukrainian ліхтар
- ліхтар (lixtar)window dome or opening in the roof
Welsh ffenestr do
- ffenestr dowindow dome or opening in the roof
Cite this entry
APA
skylight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skylight
MLA
“skylight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skylight. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “skylight,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/skylight.
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