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Definition of: holophote
(hol′ə·fōt) noun
A lamp for a lighthouse, etc., so arranged that all light is utilized and thrown in the desired direction by reflectors, refracting lenses, or both. [<HOLO- + Gk. phos, phōtos light]
—hol′o·pho′tal adjective
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