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- Dictionarylimelight/ˈlʌɪmlʌɪt/
noun
- 1. the focus of public attention: "the shock win has thrust him into the limelight"
- 2. intense white light obtained by heating lime, formerly used in theatres.
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(Definition of the limelight from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of LIMELIGHT is a stage lighting instrument producing illumination by means of an oxyhydrogen flame directed on a cylinder of lime and usually equipped with a lens to concentrate the light in a beam.
To be in the limelight is to be at the center of public attention. It might make you a little jealous if your best friend's acting career suddenly puts her in the limelight. When a newly popular musician finds himself in the limelight, he might be surprised at all the attention.
Dec 2, 2015 · When Gurney heated calcium oxide in the flame it produced an intense white light, dubbed limelight. A Scottish military engineer, Thomas Drummond, learned about Gurney’s work and around the...
(Definition of the limelight from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of limelight noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If someone is in the limelight, a lot of attention is being paid to them, because they are famous or because they have done something very unusual or exciting.
LIMELIGHT meaning: public attention or notice thought of as a bright light that shines on someone
What does the noun limelight mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun limelight . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
limelight, first theatrical spotlight, also a popular term for the incandescent calcium oxide light invented by Thomas Drummond in 1816. Drummond’s light, which consisted of a block of calcium oxide heated to incandescence in jets of burning oxygen and hydrogen, provided a soft, very brilliant light that could be directed and focused.
