SKYLIGHT

skylight, fanlight

(noun) a window in a roof to admit daylight

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

skylight (plural skylights)

(architecture) A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.

(physics) Diffuse 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.

(volcanology) A hole in the upper part of a lava tube, yielding a view of the lava within.

Hypernyms

• light

Source: Wiktionary


Sky"light`, n.

Definition: A window placed in the roof of a building, in the ceiling of a room, or in the deck of a ship, for the admission of light from above.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COWBERRY

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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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