daylight

Meanings

The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
A light source that simulates daylight.
The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
Daybreak.
Exposure to public scrutiny.
A clear, open space.
The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with.

To expose to daylight
To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.
To allow light in, as by opening drapes.
To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
To gain exposure to the open.

From Middle English daye-lighte, dey liȝht, dailiȝt, day-liht, dai-liht (also as days lyȝt, daies liht), equivalent to day + light. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Deegeslucht, Daisljoacht, West Frisian deiljocht, Dutch daglicht, German Tageslicht.

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