LIGHTBOX

Lightbox

Lightbox may refer to: Various backlit viewing devices:, A container with several lightbulbs and a pane of frosted glass on the top. It is used by photography professionals viewing transparent films, such as slides. This device was originally used to sort photographic plates with ease. It is also used by visual artists for photo-referencing. When laid flat, it may be called a light table. Generally, a lightbox uses light similar to daylight, has uniform light strength on the glass pane, and has adequate light strength, A device similar to the photography lightbox, used for viewing x-rays, In the science field, lightboxes are often used for looking ...

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lightbox

Noun

  1. A box containing a source of light and a white, translucent cover, used to view photographic transparencies.
  2. A box containing fluorescent tubes, used to treat people with seasonal affective disorder.


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