What does light-bearing mean?
Light-bearing means Bearing or serving as a medium for light; (by extension) luminous; bright.
Light-bearing
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Bearing or serving as a medium for light; (by extension) luminous; bright.
Example Sentences
The high worth of diamonds comes from the same source: a super-hard, eternal substance, at the same time a light-bearing, translucent substance, a kind of solid emptiness, a marvelous optical illusion.
Others within the Cartesian tradition took the idea of a light-bearing medium in quite different directions. For instance, in 1690 Christiaan Huygens considered light to be a sequence of pulses traveling at a finite velocity within the medium.
Synonyms for light-bearing
Antonyms for light-bearing
Related Words
Usage Notes
Choose a synonym only when it preserves the intended meaning, tone, and grammar of the full sentence.
Practice and Learn More
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for light-bearing?
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
What is the opposite of light-bearing?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use light-bearing in a sentence?
The high worth of diamonds comes from the same source: a super-hard, eternal substance, at the same time a light-bearing, translucent substance, a kind of solid emptiness, a marvelous optical illusion.
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.