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Noun: calcium light  kal-see-um lIt
Usage: archaic
  1. A lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light; formerly used for stage lighting
    "Before electric lights, theatres used calcium lights for spotlighting performers";
    - limelight

Type of: lamp

Part of: theater light [US], theatre light

Encyclopedia: Calcium light