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Light middleweight
Light middleweight (junior middleweight, super welterweight) is boxing's 154-pound (69.9 kg) division between welterweight and middleweight; created by the 1920 Walker Law, re-established in 1962, with IBA amateur equivalent 67–71 kg.
Light My Fire
Light My Fire is the Doors' 1967 debut-album single, written mainly by guitarist Robby Krieger, that spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and became the band's best-selling single.
Light No Fire
Light No Fire is an unreleased open-world survival game by Hello Games, announced at The Game Awards 2023, set on a procedurally generated fantasy planet the size of Earth with multiplayer exploration, building, and dragons; no release date announced.
Light novel
Light novel (ライトノベル, raito noberu; ranobe): Japanese young-adult prose fiction in A6 bunkobon format with manga-style illustrations, dialogue-heavy, no strict definition, published via imprints like Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko and Dengeki Bunko; distinct from web novels, manga, and Western YA.
Light of My Life (film)
Light of My Life is a 2019 post-apocalyptic drama written, directed by, and starring Casey Affleck, with Anna Pniowsky and Elisabeth Moss; a father disguises his daughter as a boy after a plague kills nearly all women. Premiered at the 69th Berlinale Panorama; released August 9, 2019 by Saban Films.
Light of Ten Thousand Homes
Light of Ten Thousand Homes (Wanjia denghuo, Myriad of Lights) is a 1948 Chinese realist drama directed by Shen Fu for Kunlun Film Company, about a Shanghai clerk whose family collapses when rural relatives arrive; a ranked classic of Chinese cinema.
Light of the World (film)
Light of the World is a 2025 American hand-drawn animated film retelling the story of Jesus through the eyes of the Apostle John as a boy, released in September 2025.
Light on Me (새빛남고 학생회)
Light on Me (새빛남고 학생회, Saebit Boys' High School Council) is a 2021 South Korean BL web drama, 16 episodes about 26 minutes each, directed by Lee Yoo Yeon for WhyNot Media and adapted from a mobile game; it aired June 29 to August 19, 2021, starring Lee Sae-on and Kang You-seok.
Light painting
Light painting, also called light drawing, is a photographic technique in which a light source moved during a long exposure leaves lines or shapes in the image.
Light pen
A light pen is a pen-shaped input device that selects positions directly on a CRT screen by detecting the display's scanning electron beam, developed at MIT around 1952.
Light Phone III
The Light Phone III is a minimalist 5G phone by Brooklyn-based Light, launched in 2025, offering calls, texts, and tools but no apps or browsing.
Light pillar
A light pillar is a vertical shaft of light above or below a light source, caused by flat plate-shaped ice crystals in cold air reflecting it; over the Sun it is called a sun pillar, over the Moon a moon pillar.
Light pollution
Light pollution, also known as photopollution or obtrusive lighting, is the harmful effect of artificial light at night, including skyglow and glare, on astronomy, ecosystems, and health.
Light rail
Light rail, or light rail transit (LRT), is a form of urban rail transit using electric single cars or short trains, with capacity between buses and metros.
Light Rail (轻铁) (MTR)
Light Rail (轻铁) is an at-grade light rail system serving Tuen Mun, Yuen Long, and Tin Shui Wai in Hong Kong's northwestern New Territories, opened in 1988.
Light rail in Sydney
Light rail in Sydney, also known as the Sydney light rail network, is a tram network of four lines across the inner west, city center, and Parramatta, returning trams to Sydney in 1997.
Light scattering
Light scattering is the deviation of light from a straight path when it interacts with particles, macromolecules, or colloids, also used to measure size and molar mass.
Light sheet fluorescence microscopy
Light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM) illuminates a specimen from the side with a thin sheet of light, capturing fast 3D images of living samples with minimal photodamage.
Light shelf
A light shelf is a horizontal baffle part way up a window that reflects sunlight onto the ceiling, carrying daylight deeper into a room while shading the window below.
Light Shop (조명가게)
Light Shop (조명가게, Jomyeonggage) is a 2024 Disney+ Korean supernatural mystery drama, 8 episodes, directed by Kim Hee-won and written by Kang Full from his 2011 webtoon, starring Ju Ji-hoon and Park Bo-young as the living and dead cross paths at a lamp shop.
Light skin
Light skin: low-eumelanin human pigmentation that evolved independently in Europe, East Asia, and elsewhere under low seasonal UVB to maintain vitamin D synthesis, chiefly via SLC24A5 and SLC45A2 in Europeans and OCA2 in East Asians.
Light soaking-induced efficiency improvement (photo-brightening) in perovskite solar cells
Light soaking-induced efficiency improvement, or photo-brightening, is the largely reversible rise in efficiency of a perovskite solar cell under prolonged illumination, driven by ion migration and defect passivation.
Light steel framing
Light steel framing, also known as light gauge or cold-formed steel framing, is a building system of thin galvanized steel C and Z sections for walls, floors, and roofs, widely used in residential and modular construction.
Light Street Capital
Light Street Capital is a technology-focused hedge fund manager in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2010 by former Tiger Management analyst Glen Kacher, running concentrated long/short and private growth funds.
Light switch
A light switch, also called a wall switch, is an electrical device that opens and closes a lighting circuit, ranging from toggles to dimmers and smart switches.
Light tank
A light tank is a tank that trades protection and often gun power for mobility, used for reconnaissance and infantry support from the Renault FT onward.
Light the Night (华灯初上)
Light the Night (华灯初上) is a 2021–2022 Taiwanese Netflix mystery drama, 24 episodes in three parts, set in 1988 Taipei's tiaotong nightclub district, starring and produced by Ruby Lin with Cheryl Yang, directed by Lien Yi-chi.
Light the Torch
Light the Torch is an American melodic metalcore band from Los Angeles, formerly Devil You Know, formed 2012, fronted by ex-Killswitch Engage singer Howard Jones with Francesco Artusato and Ryan Wombacher; albums Revival (2018) and You Will Be the Death of Me (2021) on Nuclear Blast.
Light therapy
Light therapy: controlled exposure to bright white/blue light, red-near-infrared photobiomodulation, or UV phototherapy for SAD, depression, circadian disorders, skin disease, and tissue repair; standard dose 10,000 lux for 30 minutes each morning.
Light to the Night
Light to the Night (黑夜告白) is a 2026 Chinese suspense crime drama directed by Wang Zhi, starring Pan Yueming and Dylan Wang as detectives on an 18-year elevator disappearance case; 28 episodes on Youku and Netflix, distinct from Light the Night and Light the Dark.