skylight
天窗,凌霄阁,凌霄宝殿,凌霄花
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- : an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight.
- : the frame set with glass fitted to such an opening.
- : Meteorology. the diffuse light from the sky, scattered by air molecules, as distinguished from the direct radiation from the sun.
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The sun ducked under the hill, and I cooked dinner in the spacious kitchen with the twilight peeking through the open skylight.
This work established honeybees as models for animal behavior, and showed that the bees use polarized skylight to orient themselves.
Construction on the building’s skylights continues, but it is expected to open for visitors in June, Feldman said.
A skylight and two windows allow natural light in for added ventilation.
In life, José Saramago refused to see his once-rejected book Skylight published.
He was not originally so uninhibited, however, as can now be seen in his “lost” novel, Skylight.
Every morning an old jackdaw perched on a chimney outside our skylight, and entertained us with his chatter.
Beyond the skylight rose the bright brass funnel of the cabin chimney, and the winch, by means of which the lantern was hoisted.
The studio was lit by two windows on the street and a great, slanting skylight overhead.
The skylight was open in deference to the first warmth of the spring, as March went out like a lamb.
And then came a glimpse of thought, of imagination, like the sight of a soaring eagle through a staircase skylight.