lighting /ˈlaɪtɪŋ/ noun3 •the equipment used to make a place bright, and the way it makes the place lookThe acetylene gas lighting in the station offices and platforms at Kyle of Lochalsh recently has been replaced by electric lighting. — 1951 •The act of activating such equipment, or of igniting a flame etc. •(old-fashioned) The process of annealing metals. formslightings