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Sunlight vs Deliquium - What's the difference?

sunlight | deliquium |

As nouns the difference between sunlight and deliquium

is that sunlight is all the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth while deliquium is liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.

sunlight

Noun

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  • All the electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun, especially that in the visible spectrum that bathes the Earth.
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  • (figuratively, figuratively) Brightness, hope; a positive outlook.
  • Synonyms

    * (light from the sun) sunshine

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    deliquium

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Liquefaction through absorption of moisture from the air.
  • (pathology) An abrupt loss of consciousness usually caused by an insufficient blood flow to the brain; fainting.
  • *, vol.1, New York, 2001, p.387:
  • *:If he be locked in a close room, he is afraid of being stifled for want of air, and still carries biscuit, aquavitæ, or some strong waters about him, for fear of deliquiums , or being sick […].
  • (literary, figuratively) A languid, maudlin mood.
  • (rare) An abrupt absence of sunlight, e.g. caused by an eclipse.
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