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Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye, and is responsible for the sense of sight. Visible light has wavelength in a range from about 380 nanometres to about 740 nm, with a frequency range of about 405 THz to 790 THz...

is an electromagnetic radiation, part of which stimulates the sense of vision.

Light may also refer to:
  • Light, a device that produces light, such as:
    • Lamp (disambiguation)
    • Light fixture
      Light fixture
      A light fixture, light fitting, or luminaire is an electrical device used to create artificial light and/or illumination, by use of an electric lamp...

      , an architectural device

In spirituality and theology

  • Light (theology)
    Light (theology)
    In theology, light or divine light is a term used to refer to an aspect of divine presence, specifically an unknown and mysterious ability of God, angels, or human beings to express themselves communicatively through spiritual means, rather than through physical capacities...

    , an aspect of divine presence or illumination, such that represents the spiritual communication between God and human beings, as well as between human beings

In food or beverages

  • 'Light' or 'lite',a low alcohol beer
    Low alcohol beer
    Low-alcohol beer is beer with very low or no alcohol content...

  • 'Light', a category of 19th-century Scottish beer that would be a mid-range beer today
  • Lights (offal)
    Lights (offal)
    Lights are the lungs of game or livestock as used in cooking and butchery. Although technically offal, lights are rarely used in English-speaking culinary traditions, with the exception of the Scottish national dish haggis....

    , the lungs of an animal used in cooking

In music

  • Lights (musician), a Canadian synth pop singer born as Valerie Poxleitner
  • Light Records
    Light Records
    Light Records was a gospel record label founded in 1966 by Ralph Carmichael as a joint venture with the Waco, Texas-based Word Records.-History:...

    , a record label

Album

  • Light (Jeff Deyo album)
  • Light (Matisyahu album)
    Light (Matisyahu album)
    Light is the third album by reggae singer Matisyahu, which was released on August 25, 2009. It was anticipated since his major label debut Youth released three years before...

  • Lights (Archive album)
    Lights (Archive album)
    Lights is the fifth album by British trip-hop progressive and alternative group Archive, released in 2006.-Track listing: # "Sane" - 4:26# "Sit Back Down" - 6:36# "Veins" - 4:01# "System" - 4:01# "Fold" - 4:37# "Lights" - 18:28...

  • Lights (Brigade album)
    Lights (Brigade album)
    Lights is the debut studio album by English alternative rock band Brigade, released May 29, 2006 on Mighty Atom Records.-Track listing:All lyrics written by Will Simpson; all music composed by Brigade.#"Magneto" - 4:09#"Meet Me At My Funeral" - 4:20...

  • Lights (Ellie Goulding album)
    Lights (Ellie Goulding album)
    Lights is the debut studio album by English recording artist Ellie Goulding. It was released in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2010 by Polydor Records. Produced by Starsmith, Frankmusik, Fraser T. Smith and Richard Stannard, the album received mostly positive reviews from music critics...

    , or the title song (see below)
  • Lights (globe album), by globe
    Globe (band)
    Globe is a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro. Originally consisting of Komuro, Keiko Yamada and Marc Panther, the group's singles consistently hit the charts...

  • Light, disc one of Mike Oldfield's Light + Shade album

Songs

  • "Lights" (song), by Journey
  • "Lights" (Ellie Goulding song)
    Lights (Ellie Goulding song)
    "Lights" is a song by English recording artist Ellie Goulding from her debut album, Lights. It was released digitally in the United Kingdom on 13 March 2011 as the album's sixth single overall, and second from the Bright Lights re-release. It will be released as the lead single from the album in...

  • "Light" (Music for Pleasure song)
    Light (Music for Pleasure song)
    Light is a single by Music for Pleasure and was released in 1982.-Track listing:All songs written and composed by Mark Copson, Christopher Oldroyd, Ivor Roberts and David Whitaker.- Polydor 7" Single: POSP 533 :- Polydor 12" Single: POSPX 533 :...

  • "Light" (KMFDM song)
  • "Light", the final song from the musical Next to Normal
  • "Lights", song by Scissor Sisters from Ta-Dah
    Ta-Dah
    * *The UK Edition of the album has a pregap, consisting of two minutes of silence after "Everybody Wants the Same Thing". Subsequently, what seems to be the sound of an elevator reaching its destination floor is heard as an 8-second interlude at the end of the pregap...


In media

  • Light (Twinbee), a character from the Konami game Twinbee
  • Light (Doctor Who), a villain from Doctor Who
  • Light Yagami
    Light Yagami
    , also known as is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the manga and anime series Death Note. He is an extremely intelligent, athletic, popular, but bored young man who finds the Death Note dropped by the Shinigami Ryuk by sheer chance...

    , a character from the anime and manga series Death Note

Other

  • BBC Light Programme
    BBC Light Programme
    The Light Programme was a BBC radio station which broadcast mainstream light entertainment and music from 1945 until 1967, when it was rebranded as BBC Radio 2...

    , a BBC radio station which was on air from 1945 until 1967
  • Electoral district of Light
    Electoral district of Light
    Light is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. It is named after Colonel William Light who was the first Surveyor-General of South Australia. The electorate was created in 1857, abolished in 1902 and reinstated in 1936...

    , a state electoral district in South Australia
  • Light S.A.
    Light S.A.
    Light S.A., or just Light is a Private Company of public utility of Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Founded 1904 in Toronto with The Rio de Janeiro Tramway, Light and Power Co. Ltd...

    , a Brazilian electricity distribution and retailing company
  • Light (automobile)
    Light (automobile)
    This article is about the car. For other uses, see Automotive lighting.The Light was an automobile built in Detroit, Michigan by the Light Motor Car Company in 1914. The Light was a conventional vehicle with a six-cylinder, 30 hp engine. It came as a touring model selling for $1,250....

    , a car built in 1914 in Detroit
  • Lights (cigarette type)
    Lights (cigarette type)
    Cigarettes labeled as “Lights,” “Milds,” or “Low-tar,” are considered to have a “lighter,” less pronounced flavor than regular cigarettes. These cigarette brands may also contain lower levels of tar, nicotine, or other chemicals inhaled by the smoker ....

    , a cigarette type with a low level of nicotine
  • light side, the path of good in religions or Star Wars
  • "Lights", an archaic term for the windows in a transom stern
    Stern
    The stern is the rear or aft-most part of a ship or boat, technically defined as the area built up over the sternpost, extending upwards from the counter rail to the taffrail. The stern lies opposite of the bow, the foremost part of a ship. Originally, the term only referred to the aft port section...

     of a sailing ship
  • Light Quarterly
    Light Quarterly
    Light: A Quarterly of Light Verse, published in Chicago since 1992 by founding editor John Mella, bills itself as "the only magazine available in [the U.S.] devoted exclusively to Light Verse." The verse in each issue begins with a several-page feature on a writer of light verse, and ends with a...

    , a quarterly magazine of light verse
  • Light (novel)
    Light (novel)
    Light is a science fiction novel written by M. John Harrison and published in 2002. It received the James Tiptree, Jr. Award and a BSFA nomination in 2002, and was shortlisted for the Arthur C...

    , a science fiction novel by M. John Harrison

People

All spelling variations may include persons from any country.
  • Leicht (surname)
    Leicht (surname)
    *Stephen Leicht is an American stock car driver*Jacob Leicht was an American football halfback and defensive back for the Baltimore Colts-See also:...

     - German surname
  • Leight (surname)
    Leight (surname)
    Leight is a surname. Notable persons with that surname include:*Aaron Leight, kickboxing expert, fought at the K-1 Challenge 2005 Xplosion X*Larry and Dennis Leight, founders of Oliver Peoples, a manufacturer of eyewear...

     - variation of Light
  • Light (surname)
    Light (surname)
    Light is a surname of English language.Light may refer to:*Alan Light , US journalist and music reviewer*Bill Light & Billy Light - see William Light *Douglas Light Light is a surname of English language.Light may refer to:*Alan Light (fl. 1990s-present), US journalist and music reviewer*Bill Light...

     - English surname
  • Lyght (surname)- varition of Light
  • Licht (surname)
    Licht (surname)
    Licht is a surname of German language, meaning light.Licht may refer to:*Alan Licht is an American guitarist.*Frank Licht was 67th Governor of Rhode Island from 1969 to 1973....

    - variation of Leicht
  • Lite
    Lite
    Lite is a variant spelling of "light", a concept of weight, and may refer to:*Diet food or diet beverages:**Diet soda, a diet version of soda pop**Low-alcohol beer or low-calorie beer ***Miller Lite, a brand of light beer...

     - variation of Light
  • Luce (name)
    Luce (name)
    Luce is an American, English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, French and Italian surname. Luce is also a French and Italian feminine given name, variant of Lucia and Lucy. Meaning light....

     - French surname
  • Luci
    Luci
    Luci is an English feminine given name variant of Lucy and an Italian surname derived from the Latin personal name Lucius...

     - Italian given name and surname
  • Luz (surname)
    Luz (surname)
    Luz is a surname of Portuguese language, meaning light.It may refer to:*Adriano Barbosa Miranda da Luz, real name of Néné, Cape Verdean footballer*Aluísio Francisco da Luz, real name of Índio, Brazilian footballer*Arturo R...

     - Spanish surname
  • Lyte (surname)
    Lyte (surname)
    *Christian Lyte , English cyclist*Claire Lyte, English tennis player and coach*Eliphalet Oram Lyte , American educator*Farnham Maxwell-Lyte , English chemist and photographic pioneer...

     - English surname
  • Lyte (disambiguation)

See also

  • The Light (disambiguation)
    The Light (disambiguation)
    -In music:*The Light , a trance music production duo*The Light , a 1987 symphonic composition by Philip Glass*The Light, a 1988 album by Afrika Bambaataa & Family*The Light , 1995*The Light...

  • Lite (disambiguation)
  • Light Fantastic (disambiguation)
  • Lyte (disambiguation)
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