calcium light

American  

noun

1. a brilliant white light produced by heating lime to incandescence in an oxyhydrogen or other hot flame; limelight.

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calcium light British  

noun

1. another name for limelight

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Etymology

Origin of calcium light

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

When they hit the ground they explode, throwing out a strong calcium light which lights up the ground in a circle of a radius of between ten to fifteen yards.

From Over the Top by Empey, Arthur Guy

At the moment the calcium light with a final flare, died out, and we were left again in the flickering candle light which seemed darkness to us now.

From The Four Pools Mystery by Webster, Jean

But in many instances the method of procedure has been to study, as under a calcium light, the literary style, the linguistic peculiarities, the whole work as a literary composition.

From A Hero and Some Other Folks by Quayle, William A. (William Alfred)

If we interpose the intense calcium light or an electric arc light between the eye and the sun, these artificial sources will look like black spots on the disk.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck

He has thrown a calcium light upon one spot, revealing some defects, and many eyes are for a time drawn towards it.

From The Education of American Girls by Brackett, Anna C. (Anna Callender)