Light Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye. Visible light is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400–700 nanometres (nm), corresponding to frequencies of 750–420 tera ...

is an electromagnetic radiation, part of which stimulates the sense of vision. Light or Lights may also refer to:

Illumination

Light bulb An electric light, lamp, or light bulb is an electrical component that produces light. It is the most common form of artificial lighting. Lamps usually have a base made of ceramic, metal, glass, or plastic, which secures the lamp in the soc ...

Traffic light Traffic lights, traffic signals, or stoplights – known also as robots in South Africa are signalling devices positioned at intersection (road), road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations in order to control flows of traf ...

Arts and entertainment

Music

Lights (musician) Lights Poxleitner-Bokan (born Valerie Anne Poxleitner; April 11, 1987), known mononymously as Lights (previously stylized as LIGHTS), is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. She is known for singles "Drive My Soul", "February Air", "Ice ...

(born 1987), Canadian singer-songwriter *

Light Records Light Records is a gospel record label founded in 1966 by Ralph Carmichael, as a joint venture with the Waco, Texas-based Word Records. It is a subsidiary of the MNRK Music Group. History Light Records' first roster included Ralph Carmichael, ...

, a record label

Albums

* ''Light'' (Matisyahu album), 2009 * ''Light'' (Xu Weizhou album), 2016 * ''Light'', a 2004 album by Jeff Deyo * ''Light'', a 2010 album by DakhaBrakha * ''Lights'' (EP), a 2008 EP by Lights * ''Lights'' (Archive album), 2006 * ''Lights'' (Brigade album), 2006 * ''Lights'' (Ellie Goulding album), 2010 * ''Lights'', a 2013 EP by Kitchen Party

Songs

* "Spotlight" (Xiao Zhan song), also known as "Light" (2020) * "Lights" (BTS song) (2019) * "Lights" (Ellie Goulding song) (2010) * "Lights" (Journey song), by Journey from album ''Infinity'' * "Light" (KMFDM song) (1993) * "Light" (Music for Pleasure song) (1982) * "Light" (San Holo song) (2016) * "Lights" (Styx Song) (1980) * "Light", a song by Big Sean, featuring Jeremih, from '' I Decided'' * "Light", a song by Camouflage from '' Relocated'' * "Light", a song by Depeche Mode from the deluxe box set edition of ''

Sounds of the Universe ''Sounds of the Universe'' is the twelfth studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode, released on 17 April 2009 by Mute Records. The album was supported by the 2009–2010 concert tour Tour of the Universe. Three singles were r ...

'' * "Lights", a song by Editors from '' The Back Room'' * "Lights", a 2017 song by Inna from ''

Nirvana ( , , ; sa, निर्वाण} ''nirvāṇa'' ; Pali: ''nibbāna''; Prakrit: ''ṇivvāṇa''; literally, "blown out", as in an oil lampRichard Gombrich, ''Theravada Buddhism: A Social History from Ancient Benāres to Modern Colombo.' ...

'' * "Lights", a song by Interpol from their eponymous album * "Light (Pop's Principle)", a song by Laura Nyro from''

Nested ''Nested'' is the seventh studio album by Bronx-born singer, songwriter and pianist Laura Nyro, released in 1978 on Columbia Records. Following on from her extensive tour to promote 1976's ''Smile'', which resulted in the 1977 live album ''Season ...

'' * "Light", a song by Odesza featuring Little Dragon from the deluxe edition of '' In Return'' * "Lights", a song by Scissor Sisters from ''

Ta-Dah ''Ta-Dah'' is the second studio album by American alternative band Scissor Sisters, released on September 15, 2006. It was produced by the band and includes collaborations with Elton John, Carlos Alomar, and Paul Williams. The album debuted at n ...

'' * "Light", a song from ''

Next to Normal ''Next to Normal'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2008 American rock musical with book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt. The story centers on a mother who struggles with worsening bipolar disorder and the effects that managing ...

Fictional characters

* Light (''Doctor Who''), a villain from ''Doctor Who'' *

Doctor Light (disambiguation) Doctor Light is the name (or codename) of various fictional scientists. * Doctor Light (character), any of the characters from DC Comics **Doctor Light (Arthur Light), the DC Comics supervillain ** Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi), the DC Comics superh ...

, several fictional characters *

Light Yagami is the main protagonist of the manga series ''Death Note'', created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. He is portrayed as a brilliant but bored genius who finds the Death Note, an otherworldly supernatural notebook that allows the user to kill a ...

, a character from the anime and manga series ''Death Note'' * Light (''Twinbee''), a character from the ''Twinbee'' franchise

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Light'' (journal), a journal of light verse * ''Light'' (novel), a 2002 science fiction novel by M. John Harrison * "Light", an episode of ''Legend of the Seeker'', an American television series * "Light", an episode of the Adult Swim television series ''Off the Air'' * ''Light'', a 2019 play based on the lives of

William Light William Light (27 April 1786 – 6 October 1839), also known as Colonel Light, was a British- Malayan naval and army officer. He was the first Surveyor-General of the new British Province of South Australia, known for choosing the site o ...

and his father

Companies

Light S.A. Light S.A. () is a private public utility company of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1904 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada by The Rio de Janeiro Tramway, Light and Power Co. Ltd., it was authorized to operate in Brazil in 1905. Research activities ...

, a Brazilian electricity distribution and retailing company *

Light (company) Light was an American digital photography company that developed a multi-lens and multi-sensor camera designed for embedding in smartphones and mobile devices. The company's first product, the L16, is a standalone version with 16 camera modules. I ...

, a digital photography peripheral company

Places

County of Light The County of Light is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor George Grey in 1842 and named for the River Light, the river being named after Colonel William Light, the first Surveyor-General of South A ...

, a cadastral county in South Australia **

Electoral district of Light An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...

Light Regional Council Light Regional Council is a local government area north of Adelaide in South Australia. It is based in the town of Kapunda, and includes the towns of Freeling, Greenock, Hansborough, Hewett, Roseworthy and Wasleys. The council is named for ...

, a local government in South Australia *

Light River (South Australia) The Light River (Kaurna: ''Yarralinka''), commonly called the River Light, is a seasonal and significant river in the Mid North region of the Australian state of South Australia named for early surveyor William Light. The River Light has give ...

* Light River (New Zealand) * Light, Arkansas, an unincorporated community in the United States * Light, Missouri, an unincorporated community in the United States

Other uses

Light (surname) Light is a surname of the English language. Etymology Coming from Middle English, there are several possible meanings. From the Middle English lyght it means a happy, cheerful person. The Old English leoht could be a person who is ‘bright’ or ...

Light (automobile) The Light was a brass era automobile built in Detroit, Michigan Michigan () is a state in the Great Lakes region of the upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the ...

, a car built in 1914 in Detroit * Lights (offal), the lungs of an animal used in cooking *

Light (web browser) Light, formerly known as Firefox Light, is a free and open-source web browser based on Firefox. Light is available for the Windows, OS X and Linux operating systems. It differs from Firefox by being built for performance, which it achieves by rem ...

, a lightweight web browser based on Firefox *

Light (window) A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air. Modern windows are usually glazed or covered in some other transparent or translucent materi ...

, the area between the outer parts of a window (head, sill and jambs), the mullions and transoms *

Skyway Light The Skyway Light is a German paramotor that was designed and produced by Skyway Products of Ettenheim for powered paragliding. Now out of production, when it was available the aircraft was supplied complete and ready-to-fly.Bertrand, Noel; Rene ...

, a German paramotor design *

Ventilated cigarettes Ventilated cigarettes (labeled in certain jurisdictions as ''Light'' or ''Mild'' cigarettes) are considered to have a milder flavor than regular cigarettes. These cigarette brands may be listed as having lower levels of tar ("low-tar"), nicotine, ...

or lights, a cigarette type with a low level of nicotine *

World of Light In Mandaeism, the World of Light or Lightworld ( myz, ࡀࡋࡌࡀ ࡖࡍࡄࡅࡓࡀ, translit=alma ḏ-nhūra) is the primeval, transcendental world from which Tibil and the World of Darkness emerged. Description *The Great Life (''Hayyi Rabbi ...

, transcendental realm in Mandaeism * LIGHT, the Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics at

Leeds School of Medicine The School of Medicine is the medical school of the University of Leeds, in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The School of Medicine was founded in 1831. The School of Medicine now forms part of the University's Faculty of Medicine an ...