Skylight vs. Daylight
Difference Between Skylight and Daylight
Skylightnoun
(architecture) A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
Daylightnoun
The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
Skylightnoun
(physics) Diffuse sky radiation—solar radiation reaching the earth's surface after having been scattered from the direct solar beam by molecules or suspensoids in the atmosphere.
Daylightnoun
A light source that simulates daylight.
Skylightnoun
(volcanology) A hole in the upper part of a lava tube, yielding a view of the lava within.
Daylightnoun
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.
Skylightnoun
a window in a roof to admit daylight
Daylightnoun
The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
We should get home while it's still daylight.Daylightnoun
Daybreak.
We had only two hours to work before daylight.Daylightnoun
Exposure to public scrutiny.
Budgeting a spy organization can't very well be done in daylight.Daylightnoun
A clear, open space.
All small running backs instinctively run to daylight.He could barely see daylight through the complex clockwork.Finally, after weeks of work on the project, they could see daylight.Daylightnoun
The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
The minimum and maximum daylights on an injection molding machine determines the sizes of the items it can make.Daylightnoun
(idiomatic) Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
We completely agree. There's no daylight between us on the issue.Daylightnoun
The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with.
Daylightverb
To expose to daylight
Daylightverb
(architecture) To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.
Daylightverb
To allow light in, as by opening drapes.
Daylightverb
To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
Daylightverb
(intransitive) To gain exposure to the open.
The seam of coal daylighted at a cliff by the river.Daylightnoun
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside;
the dawn turned night into dayit is easier to make the repairs in the daytimeDaylightnoun
light during the daytime
