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Distance that light travels in one year
A light-year, alternatively spelled light year (ly or lyr), is a unit of length used to express astronomical distances and is equal to exactly 9460730472580
Light-year
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up light year in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A light-year is the distance that light travels through a vacuum in one year. Light year(s) and
Light_year_(disambiguation)
Character in the Toy Story franchise
lights to give children the ability to make him fly and a blinking red light bulb on his wrist to act as a laser. A button was included on his chest
Buzz_Lightyear
French post-metal band
Year of No Light is a French post-metal band formed in Bordeaux in 2001. On their 2006 debut album Nord, the band combined a dark and aggressive sludge
Year_of_No_Light
Unit of length
foot) to the light-minute, light-hour and light-day, which are sometimes used in popular science publications. The more commonly used light-year is also currently
Light-second
Unit of time based on Earth's orbit
unintuitive. By convention, the Julian year is used in the computation of the distance covered by a light-year. In the Unified Code for Units of Measure
Year
1992 short story by Greg Egan
"The Hundred Light-Year Diary" is a science-fiction short story by Australian writer Greg Egan, first published in Interzone 55 in January 1992. It was
The_Hundred_Light-Year_Diary
2015 United Nations observance
The International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015 or International Year of Light 2015 (IYL 2015) was a United Nations observance that aimed
International_Year_of_Light
Speed of electromagnetic waves
The speed of light is the speed of electromagnetic waves. Light travels at slower speed inside materials like glass or water; its highest speed is in a
Speed_of_light
2009 EP (split) by Karysun and Year of No Light
/ Year of No Light is a split EP between the French heavy metal bands Karysun and Year of No Light. Side A: Karysun "Salvation" – 4:33 Side B: Year of
Karysun_/_Year_of_No_Light
Mean distance between Earth and the Sun
small to be convenient for interstellar distances, where the parsec and light-year are widely used. The parsec (parallax arcsecond) is defined in terms of
Astronomical_unit
2023 biographical drama miniseries
A Small Light is a biographical war drama miniseries about Miep Gies, a secretary who helped her Jewish employer Otto Frank, his family (including Anne
A_Small_Light
English singer-songwriter
second single on 22 November 2019. Stevens' fourth studio album, titled Light Year, was released on 30 April 2021. Its lead single, "Jump In", was released
Emma_Stevens
2006 studio album by Year of No Light
Nord is the debut full-length album by French post-metal band Year of No Light, released in 2006. It was originally released by Radar Swarm (CD), E-Vinyl
Nord_(Year_of_No_Light_album)
increasing major axis diameters. The unit of measurement used is the light-year (approximately 9.46×1012 kilometers). Galaxies are vast collections of
List_of_largest_galaxies
Propagation of information or matter faster than the speed of light
Faster-than-light (superluminal or supercausal) travel and communication are the conjectural propagation of matter or information faster than the speed of light in
Faster-than-light
American actress (born 1949)
Judith Ellen Light (born February 9, 1949) is an American actress. She made her professional stage debut in 1970, before making her Broadway debut in
Judith_Light
Comparison of a wide range of volumes
are only about half a light-year across and weigh in at about two solar masses their size varies: a globule one quarter light year in radius has 5.5×1046 m3
Orders_of_magnitude_(volume)
Unit of length equal to 1,000 metres
exactly 149597870700 m. A light-year is equal to 9.4607304725808×1012 km the distance light travels through vacuum in one year (365.25 days). Jones, Daniel
Kilometre
Pakistani electronic music duo
members released their debut album through EMI in August, 2006 titled "One Light Year at Snail Speed" along with a video release of their fourth single from
Sajid_&_Zeeshan
Comparison of a wide range of lengths
million light-years 2.3 Ym – 225 to 250 million light-years – distance light travels in vacuum in one galactic year 2.8 Ym – 296 million light-years –
Orders_of_magnitude_(length)
1998 studio album by Tripping Daisy
"Waited a Light Year" instead; the label issued the single to radio stations on June 22, 1998. The decision to release "Waited a Light Year" as a single
Jesus_Hits_Like_the_Atom_Bomb
discovered. The unit of measurement used is the light-year (distance traveled by light in one Julian year; approximately 9.46 trillion kilometres). This
List of largest cosmic structures
List_of_largest_cosmic_structures
Semiconductor light source
A light-emitting diode (LED) is an electronic component that uses a semiconductor to emit light when current flows through it. Electrons in the semiconductor
Light-emitting_diode
Ranking of recorded music
The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 23, 1978. 1978 in music Billboard Year-End Hot Soul Singles of 1978 List
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1978
Light shade of blue
English is in the year 1915. In Russian and some other languages, there is no single word for blue, but rather different words for light blue (голубой, goluboy)
Light_blue
2004 demo album by Year of No Light
Demo 2004 is the demo album by French post-metal band Year of No Light, released in 2004. It was originally released on a limited edition CDR (150 copies)
Demo_2004
Topics referred to by the same term
extension of the GNU LilyPond sheet music format ly, Light-year, the distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum Ly, Langley (unit), a unit of energy
Ly
Active galactic nucleus (AGN) containing a supermassive black hole
timescales, implying that a substantial fraction of the light was emitted from a region less than 1 light-year in size, tiny compared to a galaxy. Although it
Quasar
Units that are not part of a coherent system
"reversing the procedure" used in defining a light-year. A light-foot is roughly one nanosecond, and one light-mile is approximately five microseconds. In
List of non-coherent units of measurement
List_of_non-coherent_units_of_measurement
2026 action-adventure video game
Light was released for PlayStation 5, Windows, and Xbox Series X/S on 27 May 2026, with a Nintendo Switch 2 version scheduled for later in the year.
007_First_Light
Japanese light novel series by Shōgo Kinugasa
Seven Seas Entertainment has also licensed Year 2. A sequel light novel series titled Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 (ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ 3年生編, Yōkoso Jitsuryoku
Classroom_of_the_Elite
1998 studio album by Madonna
Ray of Light is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Madonna. It was released on February 22, 1998, by Maverick Records. A major
Ray_of_Light
Measurement unit for time
approximate time lengths can be seen at Divisions of geologic time Note: The light-year is not a unit of time, but a unit of length of about 9.5 petametres (9454254955488 km)
Unit_of_time
Planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus
planetary nebula with a diameter of approximately 1 light-year located at a distance of 2800 light years in northern Cygnus. It was discovered by William
NGC_7008
Ranking of recorded music
Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1976. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 25, 1976, is based on Hot 100 charts
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1976
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1976
Light tank in the Philippine military
manufacturer Excalibur Army. Elbit Systems received a three-year contract worth $172m to supply the Sabrah light tanks to the Philippine Army in January 2021. Philippines
Sabrah_light_tank
Interval of exactly 365.25 Earth days
sidereal year and the tropical year to about ±0.008 days. The Julian year is the basis of the definition of the light-year as a unit of measurement of distance
Julian_year_(astronomy)
Dark absorption nebula
that of the Sun, and it measures about half a light-year across. Despite being opaque at visible-light wavelengths, use of the Very Large Telescope at
Barnard_68
Isolated, small, and opaque nebula
mass of about two to 50 solar masses contained within a region about a light year or so across (about 4.5×1047 m3). They contain molecular hydrogen (H2)
Bok_globule
English rock band
Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1970 by multi-instrumentalists Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood and drummer Bev
Electric_Light_Orchestra
Ranking of recorded music
Top Hot 100 songs of 1998. 1998 in music Billboard Year-End Hot R&B Singles of 1998 Billboard Year-End Hot Rap Singles of 1998 List of Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1998
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1998
Annual arts festival in Aberdeen, Scotland (2015 - present)
annual public arts festival held each year in Aberdeen, Scotland. The art installations are focused around light, often including sculptures, projections
Spectra_Festival_of_Light
Ranking of recorded music
Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1977. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 24, 1977, is based on Hot 100 charts
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1977
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1977
Minimalist mobile phone series, 2017-
The Light Phone is a brand of minimalist mobile phones by The Light Phone, Inc., a startup company in Brooklyn, New York, founded by Joe Hollier and Kaiwei
Light_Phone
Planetary nebula in the constellation Cygnus
estimated to be about one fifth of a light-year across, and a symmetrical structure that spreads out about one light-year from one tip to the other. The symmetry
NGC_6881
World's longest-lasting light bulb
The Centennial Light is an incandescent light bulb recognized as the oldest known operating light bulb. It was first illuminated in 1901, and has only
Centennial_Light
Ranking of recorded music
Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1972. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 30, 1972, is based on Hot 100 charts
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1972
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1972
2007 studio album by Toots and the Maytals
American tour. The album coincided with Toots's 45th year as a recording musician. Light Your Light peaked at No. 9 on Billboard's Reggae Albums chart.
Light_Your_Light
Superheated plasma that permeates a galaxy cluster
The mean free path of the particles is roughly 1016 m, or about one light-year. The density of the ICM rises towards the center of the cluster with a
Intracluster_medium
Popular type of Japanese literature genre
A light novel (Japanese: ライトノベル, Hepburn: raito noberu) is a type of popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally
Light_novel
Planetary nebula in the constellation Sagittarius
Sagittarius (The Archer), roughly 6000 light-years away from Earth. The glow of the cloud is just over half a light-year across. When stars like the Sun are
NGC_6818
Lighthouse
light was purchased by Nick, Cindy, and Craig Korstad of Portland, Oregon. After an extremely dedicated 7-year restoration by Nick, he sold the Light
Borden_Flats_Light
Ranking of recorded music
The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 22, 1979. 1979 in music Billboard Year-End Hot Soul Singles of 1979 List
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1979
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1979
Unit of time
of light. The galactic year provides a convenient medial unit for depicting cosmic and geological time periods together. By contrast, a "billion-year" scale
Galactic_year
Ranking of recorded music
Top Hot 100 songs of 1995. 1995 in music Billboard Year-End Hot R&B Singles of 1995 Billboard Year-End Hot Rap Singles of 1995 List of Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1995
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1995
American music industry award
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an award presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Grammy_Award_for_Album_of_the_Year
Planetary nebula in the constellation Gemini
central star. The outer disk contains unusual, light-year-long filaments. NGC 2392 lies about 6500 light-years away, and is visible with a small telescope
Eskimo_Nebula
2025 video game
Dying Light: The Beast is a 2025 survival horror video game developed and published by Techland. Originally envisioned as a downloadable content pack
Dying_Light:_The_Beast
2022 video game
Dying Light 2 Stay Human is a 2022 action role-playing survival horror game developed and published by Techland. The game is a sequel to Dying Light, and
Dying_Light_2
Soviet-Russian New Year variety show
Blue Light began to gradually disappear from the screens and the New Year concert became a matter of experimenting. The last show of Little Blue Light was
Little_Blue_Light
Urban area with a high concentration of sex-related businesses
the term "red light district" in print as an 1894 article from the Sandusky Register, a newspaper in Sandusky, Ohio. A usage the year prior was in the
Red-light_district
Hypothetical travel between stars or planetary systems
between stars are usually expressed in light-years (defined as the distance that light travels in vacuum in one Julian year) or in parsecs (one parsec is 3.26
Interstellar_travel
of a year, such as the tropical year. It is therefore widely used as the basis for defining the standard astronomical epoch and the light-year. K-type
Glossary_of_astronomy
Star in the constellation Virgo
Vindemiatrix lies at a distance of about 110 light-years (34 parsecs) from the Sun, give or take half a light-year. Vindemiatrix is a giant star with a stellar
Epsilon_Virginis
Nebula in the constellation Musca
the constellation of Musca which is 600 light years from the Solar System. It has a diameter of about 1 light year. The globule has a mass of 40 M☉ and a
BHR_71
Annual cycle of seasonal festivals observed by modern and historical pagans
decline as the wheel of the year turns. Arguably the most important neo-druidic festival, due to the focus on the sun and its light as a symbol of divine inspiration
Wheel_of_the_Year
American conservative-led boycott
A boycott of Bud Light, the top beer brand in the United States, began in April 2023. The boycott began in response to a social media promotion the company
Bud_Light_boycott
Ranking of recorded music
Billboard magazine each year releases a Top Hot 100 songs of the year, counted from the first week of November to the final week in October. For 2009
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2009
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_2009
Atmospheric effect caused by the solar wind
An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras) is a natural light display in Earth's upper atmosphere caused by charged particles from the Sun colliding with atoms
Aurora
Galaxy in the constellation Virgo
but have a diameter of ten parsecs (33 light-years) or more, much larger than the three-parsec (9.8-light-year) maximum of globular clusters. It is unclear
Messier_87
Annually recurring fixed sequence of Christian feast days
The liturgical year, also called the church year, Christian year, ecclesiastical calendar, or kalendar, consists of the cycle of liturgical days and seasons
Liturgical_year
American new religious movement
Brotherhood of Light, established in the same city in 1915. The 1932 reorganization as The Church of Light was a response to ordinances passed that year by Los
Church_of_Light
American mixed martial artist (born 1987)
Rookie of the Year 2011 Male Fighter of the Year 2012 #2 Ranked Male Fighter of the Year 2023 Comeback Fighter of the Year Greatest Light Heavyweight of
Jon_Jones
2015 video game
Dying Light is a 2015 survival horror[discuss] video game developed by Techland and originally published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The
Dying_Light
American radio and television soap opera
Guiding Light (also known as The Guiding Light before 1975) is an American daytime soap opera. It began as a radio serial on January 25, 1937, and was
Guiding_Light
American light beer
introduced a lower-alcohol beer called Coors Light. The beer was discontinued after one year on the market. Coors Light was reintroduced in 1978 to compete with
Coors_Light
French light tactical vehicle
The Sherpa Light is a family of 4x4 tactical and light armoured vehicles developed by French company Renault Trucks Defense (RTD). Available in unarmoured
Sherpa_Light
Australian male model
including Mel Gibson, Andrew Clarke, Antony Hamilton and Sam Neill. Light was signed to a ten-year contract but never ended up appearing in the role. "It's Time
Finlay_Light
Ranking of recorded music
Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1981. The Top 100, as revealed in the year-end edition of Billboard dated December 26, 1981, is based on Hot 100 charts
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1981
Billboard_Year-End_Hot_100_singles_of_1981
Painting series by René Magritte
The Empire of Light (French: L'Empire des lumières) is the title of a succession of paintings by René Magritte. They depict the paradoxical image of a
The_Empire_of_Light
1980 studio album by Talking Heads
promotional tour, after which they went on a year-long hiatus to pursue side projects. Remain in Light attained acclaim for its sonic experimentation
Remain_in_Light
Recordings by English rock band
The discography of the English rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) consists of 15 studio albums, seven live albums, 40 compilation albums, 13 video
Electric Light Orchestra discography
Electric_Light_Orchestra_discography
Argument in astrophysics against the theory of an unchanging universe
series of concentric shells, 1 light year thick. For example, one shell would stretch from 1,000,000,000 to 1,000,000,001 light years away. A certain number
Olbers'_paradox
Galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici
of the rotation of a disk of molecular gas orbiting within the inner light-year around the black hole. NGC 4217 is a possible companion galaxy of Messier
Messier_106
Annual event in Guangzhou, China
Wayback Machine 21CN (2015-11-13) Event Programme Archived 2015-11-24 at the Wayback Machine 2015 International Year of Light And Light-Based Technologies
Guangzhou International Light Festival
Guangzhou_International_Light_Festival
Cosmological formulas for expanding universe
of light (1 light year/year), i.e. approximately 13.8 billion light years according to current models. There is a closed-form solution of the light-travel
Distance_measure
2024 South Korean television series
Light Shop (Korean: 조명가게) is a 2024 South Korean mystery horror television series written by Kang Full and directed by Kim Hee-won. The series stars an
Light_Shop
Device for producing light from electricity
An electric light, lamp, or light bulb is an electrical device that produces light from electricity. It is the most common form of artificial lighting
Electric_light
NGSW light machine gun
April 2022, the United States Army awarded a 10-year contract to SIG Sauer to produce the XM250 light machine gun, along with the XM7 rifle, to replace
M250_light_machine_gun
1992 film by Paul Schrader
Light Sleeper is a 1992 American neo-noir crime drama film written and directed by Paul Schrader and starring Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, and Dana Delany
Light_Sleeper
1986 studio album by the Bangles
Different Light is the second studio album by American pop rock band the Bangles, released on January 13, 1986, by Columbia Records. The band recorded
Different_Light
Form of passenger urban rail transit
Light rail (or light rail transit, abbreviated to LRT) is a form of passenger urban rail transit that uses rolling stock derived from tram technology,
Light_rail
1977 studio album by Electric Light Orchestra
the Blue is the seventh studio album by the British rock group Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), released on 24 October 1977 in the United States and four
Out of the Blue (Electric Light Orchestra album)
Out_of_the_Blue_(Electric_Light_Orchestra_album)
Light emitted by mercury filled barometer
Barometric light is a name for the light that is emitted by a mercury-filled barometer tube when the tube is shaken. The discovery of this phenomenon
Barometric_light
Non-mainstream theory in physics
A variable speed of light (VSL) is a feature of a family of hypotheses stating that the speed of light may in some way not be constant, for example, that
Variable_speed_of_light
American football player (born 1978)
Matthew Charles Light (born June 23, 1978) is an American former professional football player who spent his entire 11-year career as an offensive tackle
Matt_Light
Australian brand of beer
at the Alehouse. Other beers that are no longer available include: XXXX Light, a lower alcohol beer at 2.3% ABV. XXXX DL Lager, a lower carbohydrate beer
XXXX_(beer)
Human skin color
Light skin is a human skin color that has a low level of eumelanin pigmentation as an adaptation to environments of low UV radiation. Due to migrations
Light_skin
Planetary Nebula in the constellation of Cepheus
nebula located around 5280 light years (1619 parsecs) from Earth in the Constellation of Cepheus. The nebula is about one light-year across. It was discovered
NGC_40
LIGHT YEAR
LIGHT YEAR
Boy/Male
Sikh
Fight of God, Godly light
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who lights lamps, Light, Brightness, Flame
Boy/Male
Hindu
One who lights lamps, Light, Brightness, Flame
Girl/Female
Arabic, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Light in the Dark; Night; Nocturnal
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
A Light of Fight
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht ‘light’ (not dark), ‘bright’, ‘cheerful’.English : nickname for someone who was busy and active, from Middle English lyght, Old English līoht ‘light’ (not heavy), ‘nimble’, ‘quick’. The two words lēoht and līoht were originally distinct, but they were confused in English from an early period.English : nickname for a small person, from Middle English lite, Old English l̄t ‘little’, influenced by lyght as in 1 and 2.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill or on a piece of raised ground, from Middle English heyt ‘summit’, ‘height’.
Boy/Male
Indian
Light of the right guidance
Boy/Male
Arabic
Multiple Lights; Lustre; Light; Glow; Gleam
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Mythological, Oriya, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Sunshine; Radiance; Night; Radiant; Light
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Alert; Sharp Night; Sharp; Moon Light
Girl/Female
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Light; Night of Diwali; Possessor of Lights
Girl/Female
Arabic, Finnish, Indian, Swedish
Shining Light; Lights
Boy/Male
Muslim
Light of the right guidance
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Light of the Right
Surname or Lastname
English
English : presumably a nickname for a strong man.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Remove the night and spread the light
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Like a Light; Possessor of Lights
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Dipankar | தீபாஂகரÂ
One who lights lamps, Light, Brightness, Flame
LIGHT YEAR
LIGHT YEAR
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Ambassador of Lord Shiva; Goddess Parvati
Girl/Female
Hebrew
Grace.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Priyabrat | பà¯à®°à¯€à®¯à®¾à®ªà¯à®°à®¤
Devoted to pleasing
Female
Scandinavian
 Feminine form of Scandinavian Kaj, KAJA means "lord." Compare with other forms of Kaja.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Praanad | பà¯à®°à®¾à®¨à®¾à®¤
Anthor namr for Vishnu and Brahma
Boy/Male
German
Mighty and brave.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Divine Pitcher Belonging to Gods; Holy Ganga
Male
French
Old French form of Old High German Reginhard, RENART means "wise and strong."
Boy/Male
Sikh
A friend who recites gods name, Love for the recitation of gods name
Boy/Male
Assamese, Bengali, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Straightforward Person by Heart; Speech and Act
LIGHT YEAR
LIGHT YEAR
LIGHT YEAR
LIGHT YEAR
LIGHT YEAR
n.
Light-ship.
superl.
Not copious or heavy; not dense; not inconsiderable; as, a light rain; a light snow; light vapors.
v. i.
To feel light; to be made happy.
n.
Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances presented to view; point of view; as, to state things fairly and put them in the right light.
superl.
Wanton; unchaste; as, a woman of light character.
superl.
Loose; sandy; easily pulverized; as, a light soil.
superl.
Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light troops; a troop of light horse.
v. t.
To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to make light of; as, to slight the divine commands.
superl.
Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled; volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind.
v. i.
To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; -- with up; as, the room lights up very well.
v. i.
To become ignited; to take fire; as, the match will not light.
superl.
Slight; not important; as, a light error.
superl
Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the apartment is light.
superl
White or whitish; not intense or very marked; not of a deep shade; moderately colored; as, a light color; a light brown; a light complexion.
superl.
Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy, graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light style of execution.
superl.
Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind.
n.
To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by means of a light.
superl.
Well leavened; not heavy; as, light bread.
n.
To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to spread over with light; -- often with up.