Meaning

To deceive or lead astray with a false light..

Definitions by Sense

1. To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
2. To light improperly.
3. (film) An error in projection in which the projected image is a combination of two frames.
4. An instance when an afterburner does not light the injected fuel properly.

Example Sentences

No Will-o'-th'-Wisp mislight thee, Nor snake or slow-worm bite thee; But on, on thy way, Not making a stay, Since ghost there is none to affright thee.

Twitches of a smile mislight up her face.

And I hold such in derision; They are spell-bound and mislighted by Reason.

Such glassware , with lights so arranged , usually allows about as much light to pass downward through the glass (transmitted) as is reflected or diffused upwards , and almost invariably interiors mislighted in this way are recognizable by bright spots of light directly above the fixture on the ceiling , with intermediate dark spaces giving a spotty and unattractive effect.

If the laboratory makes a mistake and “mislights" a scene, they will stand the loss of making it over.

In either type of printer, if a single shift is passed over accidentally, the whole of the rest of the reel will be mislighted.

This error is obviated to a large degree when the perforated strip arrangement is used. If a machine is threaded properly and has made one correct print, it is impossible for a mislight to occur if the machine is set properly before the motor switch is snapped on,

Notches weaken the negative, and tabs sometimes come off, causing mislights.

Word Forms

• mislights
• mislighting
• mislighted
• mislit

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