light-struck

[ lahyt-struhk ]

adjective

, Photography.

1. (of a film or the like) damaged by accidental exposure to light.

Word History and Origins

Origin of light-struck¹

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

When morning light struck the water, there was a pair of widgeons, along with green-winged and cinnamon teals.

From The Daily Beast

Again the blinding light struck at me, the sickening shaking of the vibrance welled through me.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a dark red, and where the light struck it strongly there were places like fire.

From Project Gutenberg

As he turned his head, double pins of light struck yellow dots in his dark eyes, and then went out as he turned from the lamp.

From Project Gutenberg

Twenty feet later Snake's light struck a lava cliff that sheered up into the darkness.

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Where the light struck dead trees they stood out wraith-like from the dark wave of the forest.

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