Difference between revisions of "Limelight"
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Drummond light; calcium light; Acetylen-Lampe (Deut.); lâmpada de acetileno (Port.) | Drummond light; calcium light; Acetylen-Lampe (Deut.); lâmpada de acetileno (Port.) | ||
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* ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | * ''Dictionary of Building Preservation'', Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996 | ||
Revision as of 06:30, 1 May 2016
Description
An early type of light that produced an intense beam. Developed in 1816, calcium lights, or limelights, were used as spotlights for theater stages. They produced illumination by burning a piece of lime in an oxyhydrogen flame. A lens system was used to focus the brilliant white light into a strong beam.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Drummond light; calcium light; Acetylen-Lampe (Deut.); lâmpada de acetileno (Port.)
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998