Sekirov Dictionary

mislight

noun 2
verb 2
forms 4

noun2

•
An instance when an afterburner does not light the injected fuel properly.
- This improved by 11,000 ft. the repeatable afterburner operation capability, without mislight or stall. — 1977
•
An error in projection in which the projected image is a combination of two frames.
- Notches weaken the negative, and tabs sometimes come off, causing mislights. — 1976

verb2

•
To light improperly.
- If the laboratory makes a mistake and “mislights" a scene, they will stand the loss of making it over. — 1927
•
To deceive or lead astray with a false light.
- No Will-o'-th'-Wisp mislight thee, Nor snake or slow-worm bite thee; But on, on thy way, Not making a stay, Since ghost there is none to affright thee. — 1897

forms

mislighted · mislit · mislighting · mislights

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