Definition of Safelight

1. Noun. the lamp in a darkroom ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Safelight

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Safelight

safecracking
safecrackings
safed
safeguard
safeguarded
safeguarder
safeguarders
safeguarding
safeguards
safehold
safehouse
safehouses
safeish
safekeeping
safekeepings
safelight (current term)
safelights
safelike
safely
safener
safeners
safeness
safenesses
safer
safes
safest
safetied
safeties

Literary usage of Safelight

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Wilson's Photographic Magazine (1914)
"The WRATTEN D safelight LAMP A practical dark-room ¡amp built on scientific principles. The light from the upper portion of the lamp is reflected on the ..."

2. The Photographic Journal of America: The Oldest Photography Magazine in America (1916)
"Series 2 safelight is furnished with lamp unless otherwise specified. ... Series l safelight, for all plates not color-sensitive, 8 x 10, ..."

3. The Photographic Journal of America: The Oldest Photography Magazine in America (1917)
"Kodak safelight Lamp By employing reflected light which shines through a Wratten ... Kodak safelight Lamp supplied with safelight and four feet of electric ..."

4. The Microscope: An Introduction to Microscopic Methods and to Histology by Simon Henry Gage (1917)
"An alarm or other large-faced clock, with second hand, is put close to the safelight. This light may then be very dim and still illuminate the clock face ..."

5. The Microscope: An Introduction to Microscopic Methods and to Histology by Simon Henry Gage (1917)
"An alarm or other large-faced clock, with second hand, is put close to the safelight. This light may then be very dim and still illuminate the clock face ..."

6. The Microscope: An Introduction to Microscopic Methods and to Histology by Simon Henry Gage (1920)
"If using isochromatic or orthochromatic plates the red safelight is good, but if panchromatic or spectrum plates are used the green safelight is better. ..."

7. The International Journal of Orthodontia and Oral Surgery (1919)
"For a safelight of very moderate cost the Brownie safelight lamp is ideal ... For larger rooms, the Kodak safelight lamp or the Wratten safelight lamp may ..."

8. Camera by Columbia Photographic Society, Philadelphia (1916)
"The Brownie safelight Lamp just the thing for the "quick change" dark room where ... The Brownie safelight Lamp is made of metal and its neat appearance ..."

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