flickering light

collocation in English

meaningsofflickeringandlight

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flickering
adjective
uk
/ˈflɪk.ər.ɪŋ/us
/ˈflɪk.ɚ.ɪŋ/
shining with a light that is sometimes bright and ...
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light
noun
uk
/laɪt/us
/laɪt/
the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to ...
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(Definition offlickeringandlightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Flickeringlightbeneath the surface, resonances, energies.
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Theflickeringlightstimulus was shown on the second test field.
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Effects of constant andflickeringlighton retinal metabolism in rabbits.
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The task was to discriminate the training stimulus from aflickeringlight(test stimulus) presented on the second test field.
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A second stimulus, aflickeringlightgenerated with a shop-built chopper, was presented on a second test field.
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This possibility could be tested using different modulation depths, that is, stimulus contrast of theflickeringlight.
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Subjects were asked to adjust the luminance of theflickeringlightuntil they could just detect flicker.
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The light-stimulus protocol, a 16-second episode offlickeringlightsuperimposed on a dim background light, is illustrated at the bottom.
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This was done to ensure that the goldfish did not choose the steady light simply because it appeared brighter than theflickeringlight.
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This can result in aflickeringlightfor the indicator.
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It can also commonly be seen when a rotating wheel is illuminated byflickeringlight.
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He would often sit up at night reading by theflickeringlightof burning pine knots.
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These could include indoor air pollution, excessive noise, poor lighting (flickeringlight) or ergonomic factors.
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He picks apart a single sandwich before becoming distracted by an ominouslyflickeringlightin the nearby bathroom.
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During evening service, candle is lit around the prayer hall, and it wears a magnificent look inflickeringlight.
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When looked at with closed eyes, the rotating,flickeringlightis meant to provoke an altered state of consciousness.
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After the death of the medicine man, the animal stands watch as a brightflickeringlightnear the grave.
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When applied in an illuminated room, it induces most effectively the perception of continuouslyflickeringlight(phosphenes) with frequencies in the beta wave.
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