Definitions for limelight
ˈlaɪmˌlaɪtlime·light

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limelight, spotlight, glare, public eyenoun

   a focus of public attention

   "he enjoyed being in the limelight"; "when Congress investigates it brings the full glare of publicity to the agency"

2. limelight, calcium lightnoun

   a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. limelightnoun

   A type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls, producing a bright light by the use of incandescent quicklime.

2. limelightnoun

   Attention, notice, a starring or central role, present fame.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Limelight

   Limelight (also known as Drummond light or calcium light) is a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. An intense illumination is created when a flame fed by oxygen and hydrogen is directed at a cylinder of quicklime (calcium oxide), which can be heated to 2,572 °C (4,662 °F) before melting. The light is produced by a combination of incandescence and candoluminescence. Although it has long since been replaced by electric lighting, the term has nonetheless survived, as someone in the public eye is still said to be "in the limelight". The actual lamps are called "limes", a term which has been transferred to electrical equivalents.

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1. limelight

   Limelight refers to the center of public attention, interest, or visibility. The term originated from a type of stage lighting used in theaters, which utilized a light source created by heating a piece of lime to high temperature, hence spotlighting or highlighting a performer. In a broader context, being in the limelight means being at the forefront or focus of public view or attention.

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1. Limelight

   Limelight is a type of stage lighting once used in theatres and music halls. An intense illumination is created when an oxyhydrogen flame is directed at a cylinder of quicklime, which can be heated to 2,572 °C before melting. The light is produced by a combination of incandescence and candoluminescence. Although it has long since been replaced by electric lighting, the term has nonetheless survived, as someone in the public eye is still said to be “in the limelight.” The actual lights are called limes, a term which has been transferred to electrical equivalents. A pun is sometimes made in theater productions on the two meanings of "lime" by using lime-colored light in a production.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Limelight

   a bright light caused by making a stream of two gases, oxygen and nitrogen, play in a state of ignition on a piece of compact quicklime.

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1. limelightnoun

   Spotlight, in the middle of/main feature It has nothing to do with limes, the fruit. Lime is also a mineral that burns very brightly and was used in old stage lighting. Background poseurs fiend for limelight exposure -- Indelible MC's (Weight) .

2. limelightnoun

   Superior or famous

3. limelightnoun

   Looked up to, in a spot of responsibility

4. limelightnoun

   Under watch (under the spotlight as in police questioning) Fu** the limelight, we rhyme tight, plus snatch the goods -- Pharoahe Monch featuring Busta Rhymes, Lady Luck, Method Man, Redman, Shabaam Sahdeeq (Simon Says Remix) +3

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1. limelight

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of limelight in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of limelight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of limelight in a Sentence

1. Martin Carver:

   We want to put the rivers in the limelight, the motorways of the day, the voyages will take us past many of the great early settlements discovered by archaeologists in the last few decades.

2. Michael Laufer:

   When you are looking at life-saving medications, looking at things that have the biggest barriers in terms of price or legality or infrastructure, [these] are the ones that are most in the political limelight, global health is at the front of human rights and women’s reproductive health is at the forefront of global health, so there is a natural choice to look at abortion drugs.

3. Mark Meadows:

   I don't like being in the limelight. It is fearful whenever you do doing something like this.

4. Cavalier Johnson:

   The benefits... to keep Milwaukee in the limelight nationally and globally I think far outweigh the negatives here.

5. Paul Stastny:

   It was emotional, i was happy, more than anything, that my kids got to be there and my wife. Its always nice to hear compliments, compliments are nice, let’s face it everyone likes it. I don’t like the limelight. I’m happy it’s over with because I like to fly under the radar.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=limelight
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Limelight
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limelight
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=limelight
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Limelight