Darkening

Darkening

Darkening may refer to:

  • Darkening (ophthalmology), vision loss or weakness that occurs without an apparent lesion affecting the eye
  • Darkening of Valinor, the destruction of the Two Trees of Valinor in in the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
  • Gravity darkening, an astronomical phenomenon
  • Hydrogen darkening, a physical degradation of the optical properties of glass
  • Limb darkening, the diminishing of intensity in the image of a star as one moves from the center to the edge

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  • Darkening — Dark en*ing, n. Twilight; gloaming. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] Wright. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • darkening — index obscuration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • Darkening — Darken Dark en (d[aum]rk n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darkened} ( nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Darkening} ( n*[i^]ng).] [AS. deorcian. See {Dark}, a.] 1. To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room. [1913 Webster] They… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • darkening — adj. Darkening is used with these nouns: ↑sky …   Collocations dictionary

  • darkening — I noun changing to a darker color • Syn: ↑blackening • Derivationally related forms: ↑darken • Hypernyms: ↑change of color • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Darkening Sky — Theatrical release poster Directed by Victor Bornia Produced by Karly Young …   Wikipedia

  • Darkening — Насыщенность (краски); Почернение (фотографического слоя); Оптическая плотность …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • darkening — Synonyms and related words: blackening, blocking the light, burial, burying, clouding, concealedness, concealment, covering, covering up, covertness, deception, denigration, dimming, eclipsing, extinguishment, hiddenness, hiding, interment,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • darkening — n. twilight; gloaming dark·en || dɑːkÉ™n v. make dark; dim; grow dark; obscure …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Darkening of Valinor —    The destruction of the Two Trees of Valinor by Morgoth and Ungoliant shortly before the beginning of the First Age …   J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

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