What does illumination mean?

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Noun
  1. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the state of being illuminated.
  2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.
  3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. See illuminate (transitive verb).
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Try a healthy dose of illumination for your eyes with discreet, shimmery pigments that catch the light and radiate a heart-stopping, soft glow.
Nearer to him the yellow-orange strip lights suspended along the arched ceiling of the tunnel provided a little more illumination.
The spearing was conducted from row boats in 2 to 6 feet of water, by means of ordinary fish spears with illumination from jack-lights.
The short-lived microcavitation bubbles were visualized using time-resolved microscopy with stroboscopic illumination.
Electricity from excess illumination wastes an enormous amount of energy needlessly.
Continuous actinic illumination was provided through the fourth port of the vessel from a Schott KL1500 light source.

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