A lighter is a portable device which uses mechanical or electrical means to create a controlled flame, and can be used to ignite a variety of flammable...

Lightering (also called lighterage) is the process of transferring cargo between vessels of different sizes, usually between a barge (lighter) and a bulker...

Look up lighter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A lighter is a hand-held device for creating a flame. Lighter can also be: Lighter (barge), a type...

popular culture of smoking and cannabis as the so-called white lighter myth or white lighter curse. It purports that Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison, Cobain, and...

Look up lighter fluid in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lighter fluid or lighter fuel may refer to: Butane, a highly flammable, colourless, easily liquefied...

Cigarette lighter may refer to: Lighter, a portable device used to create a flame, that can be used to ignite a cigarette Automobile auxiliary power outlet...

A lighter is a type of flat-bottomed barge used to transfer goods and passengers to and from moored ships. Lighters were traditionally unpowered and were...

Lighter and Princess (originally titled Lighter and the Princess Dress) is a 2022 Chinese coming-of-age romance television drama directed by Liu Junjie...

commercial applications, such as the ignition source for cigarette or cigar lighters, strikers for gas welding and cutting torches, deoxidization in metallurgy...

pocket lighters" and has "sold over 30 billion lighters" (as of February 2024). The fuel used in the lighters is usually liquid butane. The BIC lighter was...

automobile auxiliary power outlet (also known as car cigarette lighter, vehicle cigarette lighter or auxiliary power outlet) in an automobile was initially...

A lifting gas, or lighter-than-air gas, is a gas that has a density lower than normal atmospheric gases and rises above them as a result, making it useful...

type of refillable butane lighter, designed by Enric Sardà and owned by Flamagas S.A., which was founded in 1959. The lighters are mostly produced in Barcelona...

"The Lighter Side Of..." is an American satirical comic strip series written and drawn by Dave Berg and published in Mad Magazine from 1961 to 2002. "The...

A gas lighter is a device used to ignite a gas stove burner. It is used for gas stoves which do not have automatic ignition systems. It uses a physical...

Charcoal lighter fluid is a flammable fluid used to accelerate the ignition of charcoal in a barbecue grill. It can either be petroleum based (e.g., mineral...

"Lighter" is a song by American singer Jelly Roll and Mexican singer Carín León. It is the first single from the official album of the 2026 FIFA World...

The lighter aboard ship (LASH) system refers to the practice of loading lighters (a type of barge) aboard a bigger vessel for transport. It was developed...

lighter may refer to: Cigarette lighter receptacle or Cigar lighter receptacle, initially designed to power an electrically heated cigarette lighter and...

Lighter Capital is a revenue-based financing lender that specializes in providing financial capital to small technology companies. Founded by Andy Sack...

Allied sources sometimes refer to this class of vessel as a "Flak Lighter" or "F-lighter". Four types, A–D, were developed, whose size and armament grew...

was formerly based in Somerset, New Jersey. It is a producer of lighters and lighter accessories. Zippo Manufacturing Company currently owns the related...

A Zippo lighter is a reusable metal lighter produced by Zippo Manufacturing Company of Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. Thousands of different styles...

and gules. The blue stripe has usually been a dark navy blue; a lighter blue (and lighter red) version was introduced in 1974 by President Valéry Giscard...

A Lighter Shade of Brown (LSOB) is an American hip hop duo from Riverside, California. The duo consisted of rappers Robert "Don't Try To Xerox (DTTX)"...

Lighter in the Dark is the ninth studio album by American rock group Sister Hazel. It is their first album release in nearly 6 years, and is their first...

"Lighter" is a song by Norwegian singer and songwriter Kyle Alessandro. The song was released on 24 January 2025 through Warner Music Norway and was written...

White Lighter is the third studio album by American indie rock band Typhoon. It was released in August 2013 and was their first studio album after the...

"The Old Lamp-Lighter" is a popular song. The music was written by Nat Simon, the lyrics by Charles Tobias. The song was published in 1946. The lyrics...

album's official first single "Montreal". On May 14, 2013, We All Get Lighter was released. The album did not include the originally intended single...

cigarette lighter plug and a powerlet, in much the same way that combination auto/airplane notebook computer power adapters combine a cigarette lighter plug...

Gassi Touil The Devil's Cigarette Lighter was a natural gas well fire at Gassi Touil in the Sahara Desert of Algeria. The fire was ignited on November...

The ramped cargo lighter or RCL was a landing craft used in many parts of the world during the Second World War. Designed in Canada and manufactured in...

The Lighter Side of Sports is a syndicated American sports blooper program produced by Steve Rotfeld Productions. The series, at the time of its cancellation...

Lighter Than Hare is a 1960 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short written and directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on December 17, 1960...

vegetables such as peppers. Pocket butane torches are commonly used as lighters for cigars, capitalizing on the intensity of the flame to light quickly...

represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with the song "Lighter". Alessandro was born on 10 March 2006 in Levanger and raised in Steinkjer...

Richard. In the mid-1950s, Dunhill produced one of the first butane gas lighters. This design has remained relatively unchanged since and was regularly...

Fatwood, also known as "fat lighter", "lighter wood", "rich lighter", "pine knot", "lighter knot", "heart pine", "fat stick" or "lighter'd" [sic], is...

Lighter Wharf was a pier-wharf in Bolinas, Marin County, California, built in the 1850s. Lumber was loaded onto lighters, then towed through Bolinas Lagoon...

and North Africa. Lighter skin and fair to blond hair also evolved in the Ancient North Eurasian population. A further wave of lighter-skinned populations...

A Lighter Shade of Blue is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Christina Perri. It was released on July 15, 2022, via Elektra Records...

The 500-ton Oil Fuel Lighter was a class of oil fuel lighters built for the Royal Australian Navy between 1913 and 1916. The lighters were 156 feet (48 m)...

"Lighter" is a song by British DJ and record producer Nathan Dawe featuring British YouTuber and rapper KSI, with vocals from British singer-songwriter...

The Zwijndrechtse Nieuwlichters ("Zwijndrecht New Lighters") were a Dutch Protestant sect in the early 19th century, led by Stoffel Muller, a former skipper...

Ancient Greek ἀήρ (aḗr) 'air' and στατός (statós) 'standing', via French) or lighter-than-air aircraft is an aircraft that relies on buoyancy to maintain flight...

rotation and frequent sunsets. Additionally, the 1946 song "The Old Lamp-Lighter" was a pop song featuring music by Nat Simon and lyrics by Charles Tobias...

A novelty lighter is a lighter that is shaped like another object. Novelty lighters can have audio or visual effects, and may look like toys. They are...

Analog's Lighter Side is the fourth in a series of anthologies of science fiction stories drawn from Analog magazine and edited by then-current Analog...

Break Out (Korean: 라이터를 켜라; RR: raiteoreul kyeora; lit. 'Spark the Lighter') is a 2002 South Korean action comedy film directed by Jang Hang-jun, and...

rocks to warmer, lighter ashes and gasses. Denser rocks are more likely to be influenced by gravity, becoming separated from lighter ashes and gasses...

1200-ton Oil Fuel Lighter was a class of oil fuel lighters built for the Royal Australian Navy between 1940 and 1946. The lighters were 186 feet (57 m)...

Light Made Lighter is the second album by American jazz pianist Craig Taborn, which was released in 2001 on Thirsty Ear's Blue Series. The album was recorded...

Lighters Up may refer to: Lighters Up (Lil' Kim song) Lighters Up (Snoop Dogg song) This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lighters...

The 120 ft Motor Lighter was a class of lighters designed by the Australian Shipbuilding Board during World War II and built for the Royal Australian...

The Naval Lighter Than Air Station Richmond was a South Florida military installation about 18 miles (29 km) south of Miami and 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west...

process of discrimination that marginalizes darker-skinned people over their lighter-skinned counterparts. Historically, colorism on a global scale has colonial...

1978) was an American inventor known for creating the Zippo lighter, based on an Austrian lighter in 1933. In the 1940s, he purchased buildings that could...

Lighter Shade of Brown is the fourth studio album by A Lighter Shade of Brown. It was released on November 18, 1997 through Greenside/Thump Records. Production...

are rifles chambered for less-powerful cartridges. The smaller size and lighter weight of carbines make them easier to handle. They are typically issued...

consisting of a reddish-to-brown coat with a mane and tail the same or lighter in color than the coat. Chestnut is characterized by the absolute absence...

racing cars were of a lighter olive, moss or emerald green. Later, darker shades became more common, though there was a return to lighter greens by HWM and...

TUC: The Lighter Side of Life is a talk show for famous celebrities presented by TUC Pakistan. This show is centered on the guests' personal life, careers...

producer of Swiss-made cigarette lighters, most notably the button actuated "Single Claw" and "Double Claw" lighters. In 1883, the Thorens family business...

domestic heating storage and can produce instant heat. Lighter fuel hand-warmers use lighter fluid (highly refined petroleum naphtha), in a catalyst...

trilogy was Prometheus Pyrkaeus, translated as either Prometheus the Fire-lighter or Prometheus the Fire-kindler, which comically portrayed the titan's theft...

The film is produced by Ravi Rai Kalasa and Vachan Shetty, under the Lighter Buddha Films banner. The film features Raj B. Shetty and Rishab Shetty...

"Lighter" is a song by Swedish electronic artist Galantis, French DJ David Guetta and Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer. It was released on...

"Homies" is a song by American hip hop duo A Lighter Shade of Brown and the second single from their second studio album Hip Hop Locos (1992). It was...

"Lighters" is a song by American hip hop duo Bad Meets Evil, a group composed of Royce da 5'9 and Eminem, featuring American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars...

(person), or candle-lighter (κανδηλάπτης, kandilaptis) Semantron, Acolyte Candlelighter (device), or candle lighter "The Candle Lighter", List of works by...

hrvatske željeznice, HŽ). These locomotives are built for hauling lighter freight trains, lighter passenger trains and also for heavy shunting. The locomotives...

finish lacking. Cyrus promoted the album with music videos for "Dooo It!", "Lighter" and "BB Talk", and performances of "Karen Don't Be Sad" and "Twinkle Song"...

achieved through a redesigned upper receiver, a slimmer barrel profile, lighter internal components, and removal of the folding stock hinge. The SLX suppressor...

frosting, and chunking. Highlights can be any color, as long as it is a lighter level than the surrounding hair. Hair lightened with bleach or permanent...

but had more power and torque, redesigned wheels, lighter headlights, traction control, lighter fairings (on the S model), and a few minor paint changes...

Lighter than Air: Moral Poems (German: Leichter als Luft. Moralische Gedichte) is a 1999 poetry collection by the German writer Hans Magnus Enzensberger...

+4 state common in lighter members of the carbon group, with exceptions mostly limited to organolead compounds. Like the lighter members of the group...

such as coins, lightbulbs, balloons, nails, billiard balls, dry sugar, lighter fluid and goldfish, and then regurgitates them. The implausibility of some...

century ago, and these usually are dug up and sold as fatwood, "fat lighter", or "lighter wood", which is in demand as kindling for fireplaces, wood stoves...

The ramped powered lighter (RPL) was a type of landing craft formerly operated by the Royal Corps of Transport of the British Army, from the 1960s until...

Catherine Johnson (SP-379), later USS Freight Lighter No. 161, later USS YF-161, later USS YC-660, was a freight lighter in commission in the United States Navy...

Fashion (ID-755), later USS Freight Lighter No. 116, later USS YF-116, was a United States Navy freight lighter in commission from 1918 to 1922. Fashion...

competitors weighing from 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg). It sits between the lighter middleweight division, and the heavyweight division. The light heavyweight...

launched the Unique lighter, a product that Dunhill and his brother Herbert had much interest in developing, and was the world's first lighter that could be...

beers made from malts dried with high-carbon coke, which resulted in a lighter colour than other beers popular at that time. Different brewing practices...

Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter (French: Un peu de feu, S.V.P.) was a 1904 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. An English tourist, sightseeing...

An airship, dirigible balloon or dirigible is a type of aerostat (lighter-than-air) aircraft that can navigate through the air flying under its own power...

possible to determine the nature of the last coin (whether it is heavier or lighter than the rest), but only that the other coins are all the same, implying...

ships are a type of Heavy Lighter aboard ship. The lighter aboard ship or LASH is a system for loading barges or (lighters) onto a large vessel for transport...

is a Russian single-engined aerobatic aircraft designed by Sukhoi as a lighter and more powerful version of the Sukhoi Su-29. The design of the aircraft...

rotary-wing types, morphable wings, wing-less lifting bodies, as well as lighter-than-air aircraft such as hot air balloons and airships. Aviation began...

"Hey DJ" by A Lighter Shade of Brown is the first single from their third album Layin' in the Cut and the seventh track on the Mi Vida Loca soundtrack...

the company produces disposable items, specifically pens, stationery, lighters, and shaving razors. In 1945, Marcel Bich and his partner, Édouard Buffard...

The flag of Duluth, Minnesota, consists of three main sections: a lighter blue that takes up the upper half, a dark green that takes up a quarter below...

Nucleosynthesis via fusion, in the Big Bang and in stars, creates all elements lighter than nickel (atomic number 28). Fusion typically occurs via thermonuclear...

10, 2016) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Nick Lighter in the Disney Channel series The Jersey. Galeota was born in Smithtown...

The Wallaby-class water and fuel lighter is a class of four Australian-built lighters which have supported the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) since 1981....

chambered for 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×51mm NATO. The EVOLYS was designed to be lighter and more ergonomic than other machine guns, such as the FN Minimi. On 22...

Norway since 1922. The hooves are most often dark, but can be a lighter brown colour on lighter-coloured horses. The dun colour itself is a dominant dilution...

A lighterman is a worker who operates a lighter, a type of flat-bottomed barge, which may be powered or unpowered. In the latter case, it is usually moved...

phenomenon in which black dogs are passed over for adoption in favor of lighter-colored animals. Black cats are similarly reported to be subject to the...

with RCA Records. The EP was preceded by the lead single, "Jesus Freak Lighter", released on 8 September 2022. Ryan Dillon of Glide Magazine called Four...

ignition that is used in portable camping stoves, gas grills and some lighters. Piezo ignition uses the principle of piezoelectricity, which is the electric...

body-clipping for a horse show), may cause the horse to appear several shades lighter, a somewhat dull orange-gold, almost like a dun. However, as the hair grows...

rail": it uses lighter-weight track, and may have more steep gradients and tight curves to reduce civil engineering costs. These lighter standards allow...

IV, and V on the Fitzpatrick scale of pigmentation. The term describes lighter brown tones with greenish, yellowish, or golden undertones, such as the...

to lighter tanks. Many heavy tanks shared components with lighter tanks. For example, the US M103 heavy tank shared many components with the lighter Patton...

he sees as being powered by air movement (wind). Other methods, such as lighter-than-air flight, are used only by man. This article makes the following...

coastal waters much longer than airplanes. The bases were also called Naval Lighter-than-Air Bases. The blimps (non-rigid airships) were built by Goodyear...

in the notion that pink is a lighter shade of red, a color associated with communism. Thus pink could describe a "lighter form of communism", purportedly...

designate cavalrymen mounted on unarmoured horses, armed with a slightly lighter version of the heavy lance of a man-at-arms and wearing three-quarter or...

The Wattle-class crane stores lighter consists of three Australian-built lighters which have supported the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) since 1972. The...

use a gas that is lighter than air at ambient temperature, such as helium, as a lifting gas. Some airship designs that use a lighter-than-air lifting gas...

illusion is composed of a gray rectangle where the left half fades to a lighter shade as it approaches a vertical center line, and the right half fades...

(2021), Perri released her third pop and fifth overall studio album, A Lighter Shade of Blue (2022). In 2023, she released the albums Songs for Pixie...

on 7 March 2017 and is built on a modified carbon monocoque, which is lighter and stiffer than the previous model, the 650S. The 720S is the first all-new...

The Asrah levitation, sometimes called Lighter than Air, is a classic levitation illusion. The magician "hypnotizes" an assistant and commands them to...

("Feuerzeug"), is a lighter invented in 1823 by the German chemist Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner. The lighter is based on the Fürstenberger lighter (invented in...

Lighter-than-air aircraft don't typically require a pilot's license in the United States. In most countries in Europe, standards for flying Lighter-than-air...

Mayor had Travis' lighter, then he must be in on the murder. Sam and Bobby head over to the Mayor's house, and show him the lighter. The Mayor discloses...

mention as to whether the affected iris or portion of the iris is darker or lighter. Most cases of heterochromia are hereditary, or caused by genetic factors...

team's new sponsor was Crown Gas Lighter. With this, the team's name for the upcoming season was changed to the Crown Lighter Lions (クラウンライターライオンズ, Kuraun...

the earlier model. Both changes contributed to a weight of 237kg, 12kg lighter than the previous model. It also eliminated the asymmetrical headlights...

cruisers were of 'second-' or 'third-class' types, lighter in displacement and mounting fewer and/or lighter guns than armored cruisers. By the early 20th-century...

Sniper Rifle (XM110 SASR) competition. The M110 is to be replaced by the lighter and more compact M110A1 CSASS, which is developed from the G28, a variant...

"Latin Active" is a song by American hip hop duo A Lighter Shade of Brown and the lead single from their debut studio album Brown & Proud (1990). It features...

Gaslighter may refer to: Gas lighter, the igniter for a gas stove Gaslighter (album), a 2020 album by The Chicks Gaslighter (song), a 2020 song by The...

The LARC-LX (Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 60 ton), originally designated as BARC (Barge, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo) is a welded steel-hulled...

configuration. Based on the design of the Barrett M82/M107, it is intended to be a lighter, more compact alternative. Since the XM500 has a stationary barrel (instead...

closer to the poles have lower intensity of UVR, which is reflected in lighter-skinned populations. By the time modern Homo sapiens evolved, all humans...

building a fire without manufactured fuels or modern conveniences such as lighters: Tinder lights easily and is used to start an enduring campfire. It is...

been filled with cork or other less dense substances to make the bat lighter. A lighter bat gives a hitter a quicker swing and may improve the hitter's timing...

beers, which are fruity and sweet with more dark, roasted malts than their lighter counterpart, the hefeweizen. Dunkels were the original style of the Bavarian...

and built by General Electric. The XM214 was a scaled-down smaller and lighter version of the M134 Minigun, firing M193 5.56×45mm ammunition. The XM214...

guitar/piano and comb and style hair. As of 2017, Bini and his owner, Shai Lighter, are Guinness Book of World Record holders for the most slam dunks by a...

American rapper, best known for being a member of the Latin hip hop duo Lighter Shade of Brown. Ramirez was born on September 26, 1969, in Hanford, California...

released her debut album, This Time, in September 2018, and its follow-up, Lighter, in July 2020, both through Harvest Records. In 2022, a month after releasing...

a compilation album, the sixth and thus far final album released by A Lighter Shade of Brown. It was released on October 19, 1999 for Thump Records and...

characters due to his rough image. However, he was sometimes cast in some lighter comic roles that highlighted his gentler side. He was perhaps best known...

first radio single was "Stay a While". The band's ninth studio album, Lighter in the Dark, was announced in the later part of 2015. It is their first...

Layin' in the Cut is the third studio album by Lighter Shade of Brown. It was released on July 26, 1994, for Mercury Records and was produced by Jammin'...

lighter hairs, red may range from tan to deep rust and some black around muzzle is not uncommon, chocolates may be a very dark chestnut, or lighter brown/chocolate...

"Little Fighter", "Radar Love" and "Cry for Freedom". This album has a lighter sound than previous albums. In the first half of 1989, still riding high...

cables is a cable used to interconnect the 12-volt power outlets (cigarette lighter outlets) of two vehicles. This method slowly recharges the battery, not...

Lighter than Orange-The Legacy of Dioxin in Vietnam is a documentary by the Berlin filmmaker Matthias Leupold about the long-term consequences of American...

an older form of haute cuisine, nouvelle cuisine is characterized by lighter, more delicate dishes and an increased emphasis on presentation. It was...

Billboard 200, but peaked at number 90 on the Top Current Album Sales chart. A Lighter Shade of Blue did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 83...

symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contrast with the heaviness and dissonance...

The Air Station was established in 1942 by the United States Navy as a lighter-than-air base, officially known as Naval Air Station Santa Ana. The base...

combines the RFVC engine from the proven NX650 Dominator dual sport with the lighter, off-road capable XR600R chassis, the latter of which is not road legal...

that has not been exposed to tanning. It is similar to parchment, much lighter in color than leather made by traditional vegetable tanning. Rawhide is...

cycle the action. Firearms using direct impingement are theoretically lighter, more accurate, and less expensive than firearms using cleaner and cooler...

spheroid malted milk centre surrounded by milk chocolate. The slogan is "The lighter way to enjoy chocolate". Maltesers are sold in many markets around the...

oxide-aluminium oxide, or cobalt(II) aluminate, CoAl2O4. Cobalt blue is lighter and less intense than the (iron-cyanide based) pigment Prussian blue. It...

is a hypothetical airship that is evacuated rather than filled with a lighter-than-air gas such as hydrogen or helium. This would be the ultimate expression...

coordination. It is distinct from the inflated exercise ball, which is much lighter and larger which is up to 37 in (95 cm) in diameter. Medicine balls are...

that was highly valued as a riding horse in the Middle Ages. It was a lighter-weight horse, usually a smooth gaited one that could amble, suitable for...

individual could have; only those with a skin color that matched or was lighter than a brown paper bag were allowed admission or membership privileges...

in 1976. This album has a lighter feel than Caravan's previous releases, shifting toward shorter, "poppier" songs. The lighter feel is due in part to the...

Maine. Fendler was dehydrated, covered with insect bites, and 16 pounds lighter than at the beginning of his odyssey, but otherwise unharmed. He credited...

"British leading lady, former child actress; usually typed as sexpot". Her lighter side was apparent in some of her TV appearances, such as in an episode...

Bruce Davis: Scientology, Murder, and Manson". Spotify (Podcast). The Lighter Side of Serial Killers with Keith Rovere. Event occurs at 48:50. Retrieved...

Beginning in the mid-20th century, some sousaphones have also been made of lighter materials, such as fiberglass and plastic. The first sousaphone was built...

not as capable as newer anti-radiation missiles, they were cheaper and lighter in weight allowing more versatile deployment. The AGM-122 Sidearm was produced...

or porous sedimentary rock layers, it may pool up at the surface. The lighter components of the crude oil evaporate into the atmosphere, leaving behind...

reactive than lighter metals, and have far fewer soluble sulfides and hydroxides. While distinguishing a heavy metal such as tungsten from a lighter metal such...

burned hot and tasted but not inhaled. Instead, by properly distancing a lighter flame below the opening, inhalant users operate at vaporization temperatures...

vest) and SPCS (soldier plate carrier system). The MSV is 5 lb (2.3 kg) lighter when fully loaded with ballistic plates compared with its predecessor,...

génoise sponge cake batter is used. The flavour is similar to, but somewhat lighter than, the sponge cake's. Traditional recipes include very finely ground...

known as outercoats. Unlike overcoats, topcoats are usually made from lighter weight cloth such as gabardine or covert, while overcoats are made from...

involves throwing the mixture into the air so that the wind blows away the lighter chaff, while the heavier grains fall back down for recovery. Techniques...

Youngbloodz, Da Brat and others) Field Mob – Deep Tonight Anthony B – Lighter (also features Wyclef Jean) Youngbloodz – Hot Heat (also features Backbone)...

Model 19 is chambered for .357 Magnum. The K-frame is somewhat smaller and lighter than the original N-frame .357, usually known as the Smith & Wesson Model...

variant of the WAG-9 freight locomotive with a modified gear ratio to pull lighter loads at higher speeds. With an output of 6,125 hp, it is the most powerful...

distillation of petroleum (crude oil). Such oils include distillates (the lighter fractions) and residues (the heavier fractions). Fuel oils include heavy...

color is not used in the Dodgers' uniform but it rather resembles the lighter blue used throughout Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers were never referred to...

red through dark coppery red with lighter featherings on the underside of the tail, pantaloons, and body. The lighter shades of golden red are deeply pigmented...

In physiology, isotropic bands (better known as I bands) are the lighter bands of skeletal muscle cells (a.k.a. muscle fibers). Isotropic bands contain...

longest-lived of them is 28 Mg with a half-life of 20.915 hours. The isotopes lighter than the stable ones mostly decay to isotopes of sodium, while those heavier...

Carl Auer von Welsbach, the inventor of the incandescent mantle and the lighter "flint" (ferrocerium) as Treibacher Chemische Werke. The company employs...

Döbereiner's lamp A lighter invented in 1823 by German chemist Johann Wolfgang Döbereiner. It is based on the Fürstenberger lighter, and was in production...

Mote (1986), p. 53. "Lighter No.6". Friends of Purton. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2016. "Lighter No.9". Friends of Purton...

became lighter and softer, shorts were worn at a shorter length, and advances in clothing manufacture and printing allowed shirts to be made in lighter synthetic...

A dilution gene is any one of a number of genes that act to create a lighter coat color in living creatures. There are many examples of such genes: Diluted...

Mexico Wing and starting the New Mexico Balloon Program, it produced five lighter than air pilots. Since Phoenix was retired, there was a need to find a...

2 in) M30, in several armies, including the United States Army. It is much lighter than the M30, has a greater range, and can sustain a rate of fire of four...

similar name, it shares very few common components[citation needed] with the lighter, non-street-legal off-road competition WR250F. "2019 Yamaha WR250R". Dirt...

SyFy series Being Human and the NBC series Chuck. Typhoon released White Lighter in 2013 via Roll Call Records. The album, described as entrancing with...

Technologies (LSAT) program. The purpose of the program was to develop a lighter, yet highly reliable light machine gun (LMG). The program was initiated...

shown at right as carmine is the color of the raw unprocessed pigment, but lighter, richer, or brighter colors are produced when the raw pigment is processed...

(Indian clarified butter) or cooking oil before being added to a dish. Lighter spices are added last, and spices with strong flavour should be added first...

summer, many cultures make traditional cold soups. These soups tend to be lighter than winter soups and typically contain less fat and meat per serving....

crew-served, belt-fed, water-cooled machine gun that served alongside the much lighter air-cooled Browning M1919. It was used at the battalion level, and often...

were essentially identical. Members of the class lingered on as steam lighters, dredgers, boom defence vessels and base ships, lasting in some cases into...

Commonwealth Mid-Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling title for lighter wrestlers in the Canadian professional wrestling promotion Stampede Wrestling...

newly developed material "carbon-titanium fibre", which is stronger and lighter than typical carbon fibre. Only five were produced, all of which were already...

English-speaking countries, Belgian waffles are a variety of waffle with a lighter batter, larger squares, and deeper pockets than North American waffles...

intended to replace the venerable M2 machine gun with a smaller and much lighter weapon, suitable for use inside fighting vehicles, as opposed to only on...

Luftwaffe aircrew such as Reichsfeuerzeug ("Reich's lighter") or Luftwaffenfeuerzeug ("Air Force lighter"). The type matured into a usable design too late...

on the side. Jackets without sleeves are vests. A jacket is generally lighter, tighter-fitting, and less insulating than a coat, but both are outerwear...

October as a single, her collaboration with Tarrus Riley and Rvssian "Lighter" proved to be a huge success in her native country Jamaica and the rest...

"On a Sunday Afternoon" is a song by American hip hop duo A Lighter Shade of Brown and the second single from their debut studio album, Brown & Proud...

Ziegler's leadership, Gillette introduced the Trac II razor and the Cricket Lighter. He also led the acquisition of non-toiletry companies. Prior to Gillette...

event is being considered for merging. › The Sky River Rock Festival and Lighter Than Air Fair was a historic American rock festival first held on a raspberry...

lights a cigar and absent-mindedly leaves his personalized gold plated lighter on the dashboard before returning the car to the dealer and going home...

resulting in a drink that retains the complex flavors of espresso, but in a lighter way. Its strength varies with the number of shots of espresso and the amount...

brightness in part of the spectrum. Light parts of a picture can be easily made lighter and dark parts darker to increase contrast. Applying a curve to individual...

(pranzo), and supper (cena). However, breakfast itself is often skipped or is lighter than that of non-Mediterranean Europe. Late-morning and mid-afternoon snacks...

manufactured by Heckler & Koch. Heckler & Koch developed the UMP as a lighter and cheaper successor to the MP5, though both remain in production. The...

Porte pioneered the use of a small towing lighter with a planing hull to increase its effective range. The lighter was designed to be "trimmed down" with...

Modular Rear Architecture (MRA) platform. The new structure is significantly lighter, using aluminum extensively throughout the body, resulting in a 100 kg...

Polish Armed Forces. Produced in two versions: the basic LM-60D and the lighter LM-60K ("commando"). Work on light mortars began in Poland in the early...

gorilla (Gorilla beringei). The hair of the western species is significantly lighter in colour. The western gorilla is the second largest living primate after...

also had a Competition Sport Lightweight (CSL) version that was 100kg lighter than the standard M4. On 25 September 2013, BMW released the technical...

buildings used by a variety of engineering disciplines to make structures lighter. The edges of the hole may be flanged to increase the rigidity and strength...

cheesecake, or light cheesecake, is a variety of cheesecake that is usually lighter in texture and less sweet than North American varieties. It has a characteristically...

softer and more ductile. Alloys of aluminium or magnesium are typically lighter for the same strength, provide better heat conduction, and often produce...

different hues. Meanwhile, the term tint can be generalized to refer to any lighter or darker variation of a color (e.g. "tinted windows"). When mixing colored...

Society and the British Horological Institute. In 2005, he introduced the Lighter Evenings (Experiment) Bill, which would move the United Kingdom's time...

if not greater than, the Improved Outer Tactical Vest. The SPCS is a lighter alternative to the IOTV, with increased mobility and comfort. The MSV (Modular...

intermixed white and colored hairs, roans do not become progressively lighter in color as they age. The silvering effect of mixed white and colored hairs...

oldest restaurants in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1938 by Moishe Lighter, it ran in Montreal's The Main district for 83 years. The restaurant had...

Tropentarn ("tropical camouflage") is the name of a lighter weight polyester-cotton (PolyCo) fabric printed with the German 5-color Flecktarn camouflage...

fighting evolved into the modern sport of fencing. The use of progressively lighter primary weapons such as the small sword, épée, and foil allowed for greater...

became more uniform and flexible and their weapons became smaller and lighter. Some representative types of Mycenaean armor/weapons were the boar's tusk...

The shade of green used in the 1964 flag was replaced with brighter and lighter green and the eagle was slightly altered so as to be more like the one...

Another review states that most of the region's whiskies tend to be "lighter and grassier" without the "smoky" flavour produced by peat. However, in...

featured, as is cream of tartar, which lends stability, a softer crumb, and a lighter color. In more complex preparations, inclusions and flavorings such as...

be spread or choked is usually based upon their relative luminance. The lighter (higher luminance) color is spread into the darker. This responds to the...

of time without onboard propulsion. They can be classified as gliders, lighter-than-air balloons and tethered kites. In the case of kites, lift is obtained...

as time passed the lighter horsemen were increasingly separated into independent formations of medium cavalry, bearing lighter armour and much shorter...

common use. This flag is also blue, with a shade gradient from darker to lighter from bottom to top, with the white emblem of the city in the lower half...

were also a number of lighter types. During the same period, a number of new air-cooled designs were developed that were lighter and more mobile. In World...

vehicle led the German Army to develop the similar looking but shorter and lighter Sd.Kfz. 250 as a supplement. Some sources state that the Sd.Kfz. 251 was...

Hypopigmentation is characterized specifically as an area of skin becoming lighter than the baseline skin color, but not completely devoid of pigment. This...

"Lighters (The One)", originally called "The One", is a song by British singer Ash Gray, released as his debut single on 30 June 2013 in the United Kingdom...

notebook or mini laptop, is a type of laptop computer that is smaller and lighter than a typical notebook-sized laptop. As typical laptop sizes have decreased...

that implements encrypted virtual private networks (VPNs). It aims to be lighter and better performing than IPsec and OpenVPN, two common tunneling protocols...

used as food. Varieties do not form heads and have green leaf blades with lighter bulbous bottoms instead, forming a cluster reminiscent of mustard greens...

pnictogen. Moscovium is calculated to have some properties similar to its lighter homologues, nitrogen, phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth, and to...

(also known as M67 "Zippo", nicknamed after a popular brand of cigarette lighter) is an American flame tank that was briefly used by the U.S. Army, and...

based on the appearance of the dark areas (known as lunar maria) and the lighter-colored highlands (and some lowlands) of the lunar surface. There are various...

Historically, military aircraft have included lighter-than-air balloons carrying artillery observers; lighter-than-air airships for bombing cities; various...

short statures; frizzy to curly hair; and a higher frequency of naturally lighter hair colour (blondism) relative to the general population. They are thought...

late eighties. It was preceded by the eponymous XRV650 Africa Twin, a lighter, higher specification version made in 1988 and 1989 by Honda Racing Corporation...

depending on where they are. Brill have slender bodies, brown covered with lighter and darker coloured flecks, excluding the tailfin; the underside of the...

advantage. Switched-mode power supplies can also be substantially smaller and lighter than a linear supply because the transformer can be much smaller. This...

including the earliest quotation using the word. HDAS is edited by Jonathan E. Lighter of the University of Tennessee. It is sometimes compared to Green's Dictionary...

is an igneous rock. Produced from felsic lava, obsidian is rich in the lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminium, sodium, and potassium. It...

A hot air balloon is a lighter-than-air aircraft consisting of a bag, called an envelope, which contains heated air. Suspended beneath is a gondola or...

the periodic law for the chemical elements, and for inventing the first lighter, which was known as the Döbereiner's lamp. He became a professor of chemistry...

448 mi (15,205 km) in 264.2 hours, and in doing so had not only broken the lighter-than-air distance record of 6,980 mi (11,233 km) set by the Graf Zeppelin...

The LACV-30 (Lighter Air Cushion Vehicle, 30 tons) was a hovercraft used by the U.S. Army Mobility Equipment Research and Development Command (MERADCOM)...

being attacked, finds himself buried alive in a wooden coffin, with only a lighter, flask, flashlight, knife, glowsticks, pen, pencil, and a mobile phone...

War-era development of more powerful engines, better suspension systems and lighter composite armour allowed for the design of a tank that had the firepower...

their odor is usually faint, and may be similar to that of gasoline or lighter fluid. They occur in a diverse range of molecular structures and phases:...

petroleum fractions (butane and propane) and the lighter ethane and methane fractions. These lighter fractions of methane and ethane make up the bulk...

competitors weighing between 106 and 115 lb (48 to 52 kg). It sits between the lighter atomweight division and the heavier flyweight division. The UFC's strawweight...

with kindling Electric charcoal starter, using a heating element Charcoal lighter fluid, a flammable fluid This disambiguation page lists articles associated...

and constant force trigger. At 13.5 oz (380 g), the LCR is nearly 50% lighter than the stainless steel SP101, as only the barrel and fluted cylinder...

HMS Sinbad was a 60-foot (18.3 m) lighter built for the Royal Navy during the 1830s. She was converted into a bomb vessel during the Crimean War of 1854–55...

shade of pink to red. The spots on the undersides of the leaves are far lighter in color, often white. It may produce small, solitary pink/purple flowers...

gunships such as the Lockheed AC-130, and land-based fighting vehicles. A lighter four-barrel version, designated GAU-22/A, is mounted on F-35 Lightning...

separated out by molecular diffusion with increasing altitude such that lighter species become more abundant relative to heavier species. The heavier molecules...

has two main groups of cultivars: the dark-red Morello cherry and the lighter-red Amarelle cherry. The sour pulp is edible. The tree is smaller than...

Unlike the previous films and despite the grimmer atmosphere, it has a lighter tone. It is the last film to feature Mary Kay Bergman as the voice of Daphne...

mounted, rear wheel drive, naturally aspirated 4.3-litre V8. In 2012, a lighter, slightly more powerful variant, the California 30, was introduced. In...

invented by Christopher Spencer. The Spencer carbine was a shorter and lighter version designed for the cavalry. The Spencer was the world's first military...

brown, reddish, dull orange, greyish, or blackish, but typically with lighter underparts. Their bodies are covered with coarse hair, which is raised...

games were officially opened by Honduran president José Azcona. Torch lighter was Zacarías Arzú, who represented Honduras internationally in both baseball...

land reform throughout the British Empire. His stories, situated at the lighter end of Victorian literature and including the eighteen Allan Quatermain...

He is known for his roles in Secret Fruit (2017), Ever Night (2018), Lighter and Princess (2022), When Destiny Brings the Demon (2025), Love Beyond...

balloon that rises and floats in the air because it is filled with a gas lighter than air (such as helium or hydrogen). When not in flight, it is tethered...

Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and the UK. She released her second album "The Lighter Side Of..." in 2010, prior to relocating from Sydney NSW to Melbourne VIC...

and has appeared in Malayalam films. He owns a production house named Lighter Buddha Films and has co-produced several of his films. Known for his rooted...

cylinder heads. This engine was designed around the new LASRE technology for lighter weight – such as sintered hollow camshafts. The 1.8 L (1,832 cc) 1S is...

devices for Mars Pathfinder and Mars Exploration Rover (MER) missions; lighter-than-air vehicles, including airships, aerostats, and zeppelins; chemical...

deer with heavier rounds, and is equally suited to varmint hunting with lighter rounds. The .243 is based on a necked down .308 Winchester, introduced...

000 rpm. The T.50 achieves a dry weight of 997 kg (2,198 lb), making it lighter than the vast majority of vehicles in its class, with its naturally aspirated...

sabre became widespread in Western Europe during the Thirty Years' War. Lighter sabres also became popular with infantry of the early 17th century. In...

stellar nucleosynthesis reactions in massive stars. These reactions fuse lighter elements like magnesium, silicon, and sulfur to form heavier elements....

used interchangeably with aeronautics, although "aeronautics" includes lighter-than-air craft such as airships, and includes ballistic vehicles while...

underflow or an interflow within the lake. However, if the river water is lighter than the receiving water, as is typically the case when fresh river water...

radioactive decay in which a heavy atomic nucleus splits into two or more lighter nuclei. In contrast to induced fission, there is no inciting particle to...

from Hong Kong are very similar. By comparison, the Japanese style is lighter in weight and taste, slightly drier, and has a firmer outer layer (including...

larger brakes, and stiffer suspension calibration. The GT2 is significantly lighter than the Turbo due to its use of rear-wheel-drive instead of an all-wheel-drive...

197 generally decay by beta emission to mercury isotopes, while those lighter decay by electron capture to platinum isotopes or alpha emission to iridium...

usually white, but when smoked the cheese has an almond colour with a lighter interior. Scamorza can be substituted for mozzarella in most dishes. The...

accessories. Founded in 1928, Colibri initially manufactured cigarette lighters, for which they became known. The company later supplied other products...

infantry rifle, just as the Army had done. This is because of the carbine's lighter weight, compact length, and ability to address modern combat situations...

League Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win. Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime. Source: ABA League Source:...

Yampi Lass was a stores lighter of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during World War II. Built as a scow, S.B.C was used by the Swan Brewery and transported...

Samphire Seeds & Chives Pizza Baked Bites Smoky Bacon Smoked Sausages TUC The Lighter Side of Life 2017 Fact Sheet at Mondelez "Our brands: TUC". Mondelēz International...

the neck/shoulder. The subspecies was given this designation because the lighter color phase is more common there than in other areas.[clarification needed]...

transition metals. Meitnerium is calculated to have properties similar to its lighter homologues, cobalt, rhodium, and iridium. A superheavy atomic nucleus is...

saw new influences emerging, and showcased a number of tracks, such as "Lighter Shade of Blue", that had not sampled famous classical pieces. A year later...

golden undertones. Straight or wavy dark brown hair, occasionally with lighter streaks. Facial structure that is typically European: straight or aquiline...

produced the first "modern" lighters which delivered a flame at the pressure of a lever, the so-called Döbereiner lighters, in large quantities in Schleiz...

128 lb (58 kg) lighter than a standard C5 hatchback coupe due to weight-saving measures such as a titanium exhaust system, thinner glass, lighter wheels, non-EMT...

protection system tiles and a lighter fuselage and wings. This led to it being 2,200 pounds (1,000 kilograms) lighter than Columbia, though still 5,700...

moist, and fade to a lighter color as they mature. Their stipes tend to be slender and long, and the same color or slightly lighter than the cap. The gill...

Touil gas field in the Algerian Sahara nicknamed the Devil's Cigarette Lighter, a 450-foot (140 m) pillar of flame that burned from 12:00 pm November...

fire than single-barrel (typically larger-caliber) guns. Organ guns were lighter and more mobile than most previous artillery pieces, making them more suitable...

is olive-brown to almost black, sometimes with lighter crossbands. The ventral surface is usually lighter in colour. Juveniles are banded. Mid-body scales...

to use the "CAR-60" (M60E3) version of the M60 machine gun due to its lighter weight and slower rate of fire, which allows a more effective duration...

visible on the smooth coat: the reddish brown back or the "saddle", and the lighter flanks, fawn to buff. The horns, present only on males, are lyre-shaped...

Compared to straight-four engines, straight-three engines are typically lighter and have fewer moving parts, which can improve efficiency, but have limitations...

uniquely cable operated rather than hydraulic, offering greater feel and lighter weight. Suspension features the 1986 GSX-R1100's electronically controlled...

Newhart. He played "my other brother Darryl", the one with the curlier, lighter colored hair. Born in Oslo, Norway, Voldstad moved with his mother to the...

attached QDL adapter muzzle brake (designed to accept a suppressor, and made lighter with the use of aluminum and titanium). The M82A2 is no longer manufactured...

by Giacomo Puccini. It was commissioned by Mario Sangiorgi to serve a lighter open air fare and entertainment than the opulent Teatro Massimo Bellini...

blanqueamiento is the process of whitening by marrying a lighter-skinned individual to produce lighter-skinned offspring. Peter Wade argues that blanqueamiento...

troy ounce is heavier than the avoirdupois ounce, and the troy pound is lighter than the avoirdupois pound. Troy weight is generally supposed to take its...

radioisotopes have half-lives under 20 seconds, most less than 200 milliseconds. Lighter isotopes exhibit beta-plus decay into isotopes of boron and heavier ones...

It is generally endothermic (absorbs energy) if performed on elements lighter than iron, and exothermic (releases energy) if performed on elements heavier...

than the colossal squid at an estimated 4.2 m (14 ft), but substantially lighter, as it is less robust and its arms make up much of the length. The mantle...

(flabelliform) with a straight margin. Colour is light brown becoming lighter towards the margin with a fine grained wrinkled (rugulose) surface. "Index...

is the practice of replacing the heavy lower strings of a guitar with lighter ones that sound an octave higher. The six strings of a guitar are normally...

external combustion engines. The flame is typically lit with a match or lighter and extinguished by placing the lid over the can to starve it of air, though...

hydrocarbons. It is the principal industrial method for producing the lighter alkenes (or commonly olefins), including ethene (or ethylene) and propene...

military forces have retained 105 mm (4.1 in) towed howitzers for their lighter weight and greater portability, including their rapid airlift and airdrop...

the OPEC reference basket. WTI is lighter and sweeter, containing less sulfur than Brent, and considerably lighter and sweeter than Dubai or Oman. Unlike...

them as either Auxiliary Personnel Barracks (APB) or Auxiliary Personnel Lighter (aka barge) (APL). Barrack ships were in common use during the era of sailing...

transmitting more of the propellant charge's energy to the projectile, allowing a lighter gun using less gunpowder to be effective. Carronades were initially found...

cancelled in 2012. The XM806 weighed about 63 pounds (29 kg) less (49% lighter), had 60% less recoil than the M2, and had a greater rate of fire than...

design David Witchard – assistant cover design In 1994, the rap duo A Lighter Shade of Brown recorded a version of the song, which was included in the...

lesions can then develop severe scarring, and the centre areas may appear lighter in color with a rim darker than the normal skin. These lesions can last...

Nigeria, specifically Kano state. It is similar to bread except the dough is lighter. This local Northern bread is eaten for breakfast, lunch, or as a snack...

Brown & Proud is the debut studio album by Latin hip hop group A Lighter Shade of Brown. It was released in 1990 through Pump Records with distribution...

Tubes are often lighter on average, as they can be made relatively thin. However, latex and TPU inner tubes are designed to be lighter and more comfortable...

is also called a cigarette lighter receptacle, or cigar lighter receptacle, since it was originally designed as a lighter for cigars—hence its rather...

on to a much heavier metallic-tinted sound to finally taking on a much lighter brand of melodic punk as the years passed. Following Tony Sly's death on...

rates over existing physical interfaces, and make devices smaller and lighter, with longer battery life. It is a low-latency algorithm based on delta...

unlucky to be the third person to light a cigarette from the same match or lighter. This superstition is sometimes asserted to have originated among soldiers...

underside. It is one of the rare venomous mammals. Juvenile shrews have lighter fur until their first moult. The common shrew has small eyes, a pointed...

perambulator), which had become popular during the Victorian era, were replaced by lighter designs during the latter half of the 1900s. Infant carrying likely emerged...

Ragdolls are distinguishable by their pointed coloration (where the body is lighter than the face, ears, legs, and tail), large round blue eyes, soft, thick...

employ rotary-wing aircraft, fixed-wing aircraft, nonrigid-wing aircraft or lighter-than-air aircraft. In some major cities, police rotary-wing aircraft are...

claiming that the "skin" colour was lighter than his own skin colour, and that the company's preference for the lighter "skin" colour promoted "racist ideas"...

motorcycle is 9 kg lighter overall and features Showa Big Piston Forks (BPF), Brembo monobloc radial front brake calipers, re-designed lighter frame and swingarm...

Named for its roan colour (a slightly reddish, sandy-brown), it has a lighter-toned underbelly and a (mostly) white face and snout, but with a black...

moterulyga.lt Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win. Matches with lighter background shading were decided after overtime. Source: Moterulyga Rules...

surface gunfire earned them the unofficial nickname of "one shot lighter" or "the flying lighter" by Allied fighter pilots. The G3M has its origins in a specification...

that charmeuse has a different ratio of float (face) threads, and is of a lighter weight. Charmeuse may be made of silk, polyester, or rayon. Charmeuse woven...

metres (20 in), bearing succulent green leaves with a prominent rib of lighter green, and a reddish underside. It produces small pink-tinted white flowers...

like Western pancakes), it is made from a liquid batter and thus has a lighter texture. It is made by placing jjokpa scallions parallel on a hot pan with...

kitchen towels, or clothing and other laundry. A wringer is a smaller lighter machine of similar appearance and function and was used to squeeze the...

or acting boss. Fried, Joseph P. (March 14, 1982). "11 FORGO TRIAL FOR LIGHTER SENTENCES IN DRUG CASE (Published 1982)". The New York Times. "FindLaw's...

cocktails. It often takes the place of gin in classic cocktails, or of a lighter rum in tropical drinks. Icelandic: Brennivín, along its sister languages...

dark Virginia tobacco in blue packaging, a lighter, smoother version in yellow packaging, an even lighter variety in white packaging, and aromatic tobacco...

stands for fixed-wing aircraft (originally – heavier-than-air) Z is for lighter-than-Air craft, and H is for rotorcraft (helicopters) Subsequent letters...

dark gray with a variegated pattern of irregular darker and lighter blotches above, and lighter below with gray blotches and speckling on the snout. Like...

CBR600RR for lighter weight and increased performance, Honda's engineers started with the engine. The completely new engine was smaller and lighter than its...

brown skin, or alternatively a more yellowish tone in individuals with lighter brown skin. Assessing the palms, soles, and mucous membranes with appropriate...

The film only generally follows Demara's real-life exploits, and is much lighter in tone than the book on which it is based. As he is arrested by the state...

dynamically as a heavier-than-air kite and the rest aerostatically as a lighter-than-air balloon. The word is a portmanteau of kite and balloon. The primary...

Games were officially opened by Bolivian president Jaime Paz Zamora. Torch lighter was long distance runner Jhonny Pérez, who won the silver medal in the...

transition metals. Roentgenium is calculated to have similar properties to its lighter homologues, copper, silver, and gold, although it may show some differences...

stick used for lighting firework fuses. It is safer than a match or a lighter because it can be used from a greater distance and does not use an open...

is a very dark warm brown with lighter orange brown towards the head and the end. the antennae and legs are also lighter colored. The adults are about...

cartridge fired by a service's standard assault rifle – and are usually lighter and more compact. Some LMGs, such as the Russian RPK, are modifications...

in commission from 1917 to 1919. New England was built as a steel steam lighter by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company at Quincy, Massachusetts, for the...

brevicalyx is a shrub that is 2 to 5 meters tall when mature, with green to lighter green leaves on the underside, elliptical 7 to 10 cm long and 3 to 4.5 cm...

structural color, which depends on the lighting conditions, especially for lighter-colored eyes. The brightly colored eyes of many bird species result from...

USS YF-448 was an American YF-257-class covered lighter built in 1943 for service in World War II. She was later acquired by the United States Coast Guard...

revised engine internals (cams, compression) for better power delivery, a lighter flywheel, a new exhaust for improved sound, updated suspension, and smartphone...

in which an animal's coloration is darker on the top or upper side and lighter on the underside of the body. This pattern is found in many species of...

developed an FPSO version to serve the oil and gas industry's demand for a lighter, more compact version to generate electricity and drive compressors to...

the role. I would choose to do something much lighter – that doesn't mean any easier, it means lighter, not necessarily have the whole moral agenda of...

the United Kingdom. A less formal derivation is the similar, but with a lighter fabric, slightly shorter, top coat called a covert coat. The Chesterfield...

like an escutcheon-type shield. They have a dark brown body in autumn, lighter in summer, usually bronze-colored. They show red-orange to cream markings...

guitar has often replaced the double bass in popular music due to its lighter weight, smaller size and easier portability, most models' inclusion of...

patterns; floral or other intrinsic, intricate designs are better suited for lighter-weight silks and/or those with smoother finishes, although dupioni may...

vicar of Eastham. The chapel is built in red sandstone. It has bands of lighter stone and a slate roof. Its plan consists of a continuous nave and chancel...

over the comparatively smaller Kuznetsov class, which could only launch lighter/partly loaded aircraft via a bow ski-jump. However, construction of Ulyanovsk...

in the crust of neutron stars. The most common decay mode for isotopes lighter than the stable isotopes is β+ decay to nitrogen, and the most common mode...

concentrate and Kirsch are also available. It is considered part of the lighter-red Amarelle group of sour cherries cultivars, rather than the darker-red...

refers to silicate minerals, magma, and rocks which are enriched in the lighter elements such as silicon, oxygen, aluminium, sodium, and potassium. Molten...

are generally regarded as a garment of convenience as they are simpler, lighter and more flexible to wear. They have become more of a "put-on-and-remove"...

pigmentation. Thus darker skin tones have more melanosomes present than lighter skin tones. Functionally, melanin serves as protection against UV radiation...

1957 to 1990, the Swiss Army replaced the Stgw. 57 with the SIG SG 550, a lighter-weight assault rifle. The Stgw. 57 assault rifle was developed during the...

with the elytra with or without a large lighter area. Often, there are several darker spots within the lighter area. Some specimens are entirely dark reddish...

and 10% silver for a dark grey and down to 70% copper and 30% silver for lighter greys. Kuro is black in Japanese and kuro-shibuichi is different from other...

Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1991–95) Emblem of Ethiopia (1996–2009, lighter shade of blue than the current one) Flag of Ethiopia Flags and emblems...

exposure metering Bigger RAW Buffer: 40 vs 24 Shots. Lighter weight: 471g vs 485g (14g lighter) without lenses. Addition of "AF ON" button to facilitate...

cartoonist, most noted for his five decades of work in Mad of which The Lighter Side of... was the most famous. Berg showed early artistic talents, attending...

amount of melanin in the iris (in this case, the lower the number, the lighter the eye color): Eye color Martin scale Human eye "Martin-Schulz Eye Color...

both optical and electron microscopic visualizations, euchromatin appears lighter in color than heterochromatin - which is also present in the nucleus and...

of the lighter evenings. RoSPA have called for the 1968–71 trial to be repeated with modern evaluation methods. A campaign in 2010, "Lighter Later",...

pH of the sandy Roero soils tend to produce early maturing wines. The lighter wines of Ghemme and Gattinara come from the acidic porphyry soils of the...

a Lighter or barge, and on the Humber a 'Keel'. A Lighter had neither mast nor rigging. A keel did have a single mast with sails. Barge and lighter were...

armament to Daimler-Benz. Two variants were initially being designed, a lighter one weighing 18 tons and a heavier one weighing 26 tons, but in June 1942...

replacement for the older tar paper or asphalt saturated felt on walls. It is lighter in weight, available in much wider rolls, stronger, and both faster and...

structure is constructed entirely of carbon fiber, thus making it much lighter than its competitors. It has 7 hard points for placing weapons as well...

microscopic powder held together using electrostatic force, and having a lighter green colour, opaque diaphaneity, and a relatively dull lustre. As with...

"Stovebolt" engine, and was considerably smaller and approximately 100 lbs lighter. There were other major differences between the Turbo-Thrift engine and...

was introduced at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893.[citation needed] The lighter, sweet but un-caramelized kettle corn, may be a North American colonial...

vs 6 Shots. Higher extended ISO: 51200 vs 25600 ISO. Lighter weight: 532g vs 555g (23g lighter). "Canon EOS Rebel T7i / EOS 800D / Kiss X9i: Digital...

The latest model produced is the MaxxPro Dash, which is a smaller and lighter category 1 model. Both the Plus and Dash models use the MaxxForce 10 engine...

upper breast are a richly glossed black, whilst the neck and breast are a lighter grey-brown in colour. The wings, tail and legs are black. There are regional...

long-running syndicated sports highlights, bloopers, and gag show called The Lighter Side of Sports. Golic was born and raised in Willowick, Ohio, and attended...

pass" at Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum, Mumbai (2010) and "The more I die the lighter I get", Tilton Gallery, New York (2010). Sudarshan Shetty was born in a...

smaller, but rapid-fire, 35 mm guns. The gun could also be useful against lighter armored vehicles or older generation tanks. The barrel was strengthened...

soundboard. While not as thin as a Smallman's, Redgate's soundboards are much lighter than traditionally braced examples, and his guitars are therefore more...

a band of white spots on the ends of the forewings. Its hindwings are lighter brown and have larger white areas, and smaller white dots. The caterpillar...

the first iPod to offer front and rear facing cameras. It is a slimmer, lighter model than its predecessors and the iPhone 4, and introduces a Retina Display...

combination created skis which were much lighter and more maneuverable than the heavy hardwood skis made before. Although lighter and stronger, laminated skis did...

English counterparts, lightermen in Singapore were men who worked on a lighter or on a barge. Their primary role was to transport cargo between ships...

of writing instruments in the world, now Calico Brands markets butane lighters under the Scripto brand. The company was originally known as the M.A. Ferst...

always shows a banded texture characterized by alternating darker and lighter colored bands and without a distinct cleavage. Gneisses are common in the...

is designed entirely in steel, but with the distinction of being much lighter than previous models Rexio It has a 3-position retractable stock. Picatinny...

by the volume of the solution, both at 20 °C (68 °F). Pure ethanol is lighter than water, with a density of 0.78945 g/mL (0.82353 oz/US fl oz; 0.79122 oz/imp fl oz;...

allowed smaller nations in Greece to arm themselves with weapons that were lighter and stronger than copper. Bronze was still used but rare because of how...

python, it is still among the largest snakes in the world. It is generally lighter colored than the Burmese python and reaches usually 3 m (9 ft 10 in). Like...

the lighter one, I infer that the heavier body moves more slowly. His argument is that if we assume heavier objects do indeed fall faster than lighter ones...

Navy as L-1. It was delivered in April 1938 and operated from the Navy's lighter-than-air facility at Lakehurst, New Jersey. In the meantime, the Navy ordered...

fabric jacket designed to resist wind chill and light rain, making it a lighter version of the jacket. It is usually lightweight in construction and characteristically...

Just like brown sugar, two varieties of piloncillo are available; one is lighter (blanco) and one darker (oscuro). Unrefined, it is commonly used in Mexico...

cannot be produced in macroscopic quantities by neutron bombardment of lighter elements. It is the thirteenth actinide, the ninth transuranic element...

brush; the denser the dots, the darker the apparent shade—or lighter, if the pigment is lighter than the surface. This is similar to—but distinct from—pointillism...

Sponenberg wrote "In general, all dark colors with black points that are lighter than black but darker than bay are called brown." In this text, he classifies...

cruisers and World War II landing craft, such as the Canadian Ramped cargo lighter and the famed Higgins boats. Gray built their own engines up to 1924, but...

automatic rifle') is a 7.62×39 mm Soviet assault rifle introduced in 1959 as a lighter, more modern successor to the AK-47. Designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, it...

Darklighter or dark lighter may refer to: Biggs Darklighter, a character from the 1977 film Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope, a starfighter pilot and...

Apple TV+. It received positive reviews from critics, who noted it as lighter than Coppola's previous films, and praised Murray's performance. Laura...

southeastern United States, pitchwood is known as "fat lighter" or "lighter'd" (a shortening of lighter-wood). Embers of burned paper, leaves and other sheetlike...

Chicago World Fair, and patenting an early form of the electronic cigarette lighter. Möllers, Nina; Zachmann, Karin (2014-04-30). Past and Present Energy Societies:...

shaped combustion chambers. The corporation had been seeking a smaller and lighter replacement for its FirePower engines, in part because new styling dictates...

combination of black metal and death metal vocals, and guitar parts with lighter progressive and acoustic elements. After touring, Opeth returned home to...

Swedish julbord (Christmas smörgåsbord), and the Easter påskbuffé, which is lighter than a traditional julbord. The dish is also common in Finland where it...

transition metals. Darmstadtium is calculated to have similar properties to its lighter homologues, nickel, palladium, and platinum. A superheavy atomic nucleus...

sandpaper, emery paper, and heavy polishing compounds. Lighter tarnish may be abrasively removed with lighter polishing compounds or chemicals such as baking...

in fluids. Aerostatic lift or buoyancy, in which an internal fluid is lighter than the surrounding fluid, does not require movement and is used by balloons...

Ash lighter YAGR: Oceanic radar station YAGT: Target barge YC: Open Lighter YCD: Oil storage barge YCF: Car Float YCV: Aircraft Transportation Lighter YD:...

WIOM-LP (101.7 FM, "The Lighter Side of Springfield") is a non-profit, non-commercial low-power FM radio station licensed to serve Springfield, Massachusetts...

style is thinner and lighter in comparison. This made it a good option for people who wanted to eat pizza but wanted a lighter meal. Italy portal Food...

allow fewer modifications for production bikes. It has more power, is lighter, and has improved handling and electronics. Since 2021 the bike is offered...

All of the others have half-lives shorter than ten seconds. Isotopes lighter than the stable ones generally decay to isotopes of carbon, and those heavier...

Retrieved 6 October 2024. Lighter, p. 21. Lighter, p. 19. Lighter, pp. 21–28. Lighter, pp. 28–29. Erbsen, p. 68 Lighter, p. 15. Nordlinger, Jay (September...

a truck, but also converted into microbuses by local body makers. The lighter four-wheeled models are commonly used as an intercity Angkot or Jeepney...

Disney Channel from January 30, 1999, to March 23, 2004. Nicholas "Nick" Lighter, Morgan Hudson, Coleman Galloway, and Elliot Riffkin are four teenagers...

fictional aircraft, including fixed-wing aircraft, rotary wing aircraft, and lighter-than-air craft. The aircraft in this list are generally intended to operate...

well-known version of the original comic book series. This version has a much lighter and simpler, often comic feel, targeting younger viewers more than the...

typically reddish-brown with dense whitish hairs. The sternum is dirty brown, lighter in the center. The legs are yellow with brown rings at the femora (twice...

cigarette lighter. Carlos offers to bet his green Cadillac against the American's left little finger that the American cannot ignite the lighter ten times...

lug sail, or it can be sailed with a Holt rig with just a mainsail. The Lighter is currently the middle model at 7 feet 10 inches (2.39 m). Originally...

original format where the monster is not real and the first to return to a lighter tone than that of the prior and darker Scooby made-for-video films. This...

found worldwide. The black rat is black to light brown in colour with a lighter underside. It is a prominent pest to farmers because it feeds on a wide...

interchangeably. If two guns fire pellets of different weights, the gun firing the lighter pellet must fire it at a higher velocity to achieve the same muzzle energy...

may be born with pinkish skin that darkens with age. Some have slightly lighter brown or amber eyes. A heterozygous cream dilute (CR) such as the palomino...

8–30 mm long reddish-brown to black, while males are generally smaller and lighter in colour. The body is elongated and oval, typical for longhorn beetles...

“tongue-in-cheek found footage horror” and a “killer scarecrow flick” that explores a lighter side of the genre, inspired by the history of the San Fernando Valley as...

Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama is a French single-engined helicopter. It combines the lighter Aérospatiale Alouette II airframe with Alouette III components and powerplant...

measures the density of liquids heavier than water and the other, liquids lighter than water. The Baumé of distilled water is 0. The API gravity scale is...

humans, the insult relies on the specific visibility of this reaction on lighter skin tones, using the meat metaphor as a caricature of the "angry white...

armour can provide the same amount of protection with much thinner and lighter construction than its protective equivalence in RHA. Likewise, the term...

a lever-action repeating rifle designed by John Browning as a smaller, lighter version of his large-frame Model 1886, and which replaced the Model 1873...

polymer body and also the new retractable kit lens made it smaller and lighter. The camera body is approx. 124 mm × 98 mm × 75.5 mm and weighs 460 g with...

two squares placed at an angle, with the darker square being lit and the lighter square at an angle which receives poor light. Color constancy Psychophysics...

a plastic sheet, an umbrella, and other very simple gear that was much lighter than the heavy equipment common among hikers in those days. In addition...

pouch products, chewing tobacco, chew bags, tobacco bits, cigars, matches, lighters, and other fire products with operations in Sweden, Denmark, the United...

repeatedly punched Furuta in the face, and Miyano burned her ankles with a lighter. They forced Furuta to dance to music while naked, masturbate in front...

and western riding events. Aluminium shoes are lighter, making them common in horse racing where a lighter shoe is desired, and often facilitate certain...

The Matches and Mechanical Lighters Duties Act 1979 (c. 6) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments related to excise...

through the use of a fixed roof, lighter rear spoiler, single pane rear glass, lightweight BBS alloy wheels, a lighter battery, and a manual rack-and-pinion...

and iOS devices that allows users to create music or podcasts. It is a lighter, amateur-oriented offshoot of the more professional-oriented Logic Pro...

GAZelle (the name is a pun on "gazelle"), which, taken together with its lighter version, Sobol, now account for the majority of the Russian van and light...

except that it is longer and its light blue stripe and red stripe are a lighter shade. The red, white, and light blue colours were derived from the coat...

conservation efforts focused in Uganda and Kenya. They are distinguished by their lighter coat color and lack of markings on their lower legs. Conservation efforts...

advantages over conventional cantilever monoplane designs: they permit lighter wing structures, low wing loading and smaller span for a given wing area...

ice cream in that the semifreddo is frozen in molds (not churned), is lighter in texture, uses egg whites rather than yolks, and uses more cream and...

such as metals, plastics, ceramics or air. Most composite armours are lighter than their all-metal equivalent, but instead occupy a larger volume for...

margins of the hindwings. Females have lighter areas in the forewings with several dark spots within the lighter areas. The undersides are primarily white...

variety of sherry wine characterised by being darker than fino sherry, but lighter than oloroso sherry. Amontillado wine is named after the Montilla municipality...

Within the coloratura category, there are roles written specifically for lighter voices known as lyric coloraturas and others for larger voices known as...

similar to the term for Korean martial arts uniforms, dobok. Single weave: A lighter material, cooler for use in the summer. Double weave: A very thick material...

a reddish brown, oval body. The legs and ventral surface are somewhat lighter and the antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous...

USS YF-444 was an American YF-257-class covered lighter built in 1944 for service in World War II. She was later acquired by the United States Coast Guard...

is also 3 kg (6.6 lb) lighter than the previous model. It has an upgraded ABS, traction control and a new exhaust. The lighter frame and upgraded electronics...

design — as with most heavy fighters of the period — fell prey to smaller, lighter, more agile single-engine fighters. As such, the Ki-45 instead served as...

soft cheese, or beans are a staple of American hors d'oeuvres and are lighter than spreads, which can be thinned to make dips. Dips in various forms...

innovations led to significant design changes. South American players introduced lighter, more flexible boots that emphasized control and kicking precision over...

It is characterised by an abundant bristly beard and whiskers, usually lighter than the coat. It is one of three Schnauzer breeds, the others being the...

(EA21R), introduced in 1995, had new, lighter engine with chain-driven camshafts, slightly increased torque, lighter wheels and an optional 3-speed automatic...

LARC-XV (Lighter, Amphibious Resupply, Cargo, 15 ton), introduced in 1960, is an aluminium hulled amphibious cargo vehicle. It measures 45 by 15 feet...

typical airline flights, pilot training activities, hot-air ballooning, lighter-than-air aircraft, human-made structure heights, obstruction lighting and...

infrastructure's loading gauge, A Division rolling stock is narrower, shorter, and lighter than that used on the B Division, measuring 8 feet 7+3⁄16 inches (2.621 m)...

entire career. The book is divided into three parts, "People and Places", "Lighter Poems", and "Occasional Poems". "People and Places" includes "Law, say...

Saudi Parallel Market (Nomu) was launched as a parallel equity market with lighter listing requirements to provide companies an alternative platform for the...

origin. The weapon was intended as an alternative to the Bren gun as it was lighter, simpler, cheaper and easier to manufacture and therefore was not dependent...

supplanted by these bump helmets by special forces operators due to them being lighter, more comfortable, closer-fitting, and made of plastic making them easier...

that is not perfectly flat. However, a CIS contact sensor is smaller and lighter than a CCD line sensor, and allows all the necessary optical elements to...

1969 dry sump CB750, both the CB500 and the CB550 were much smaller and lighter. The CB550K shared some visual similarities with the CB750, and it fit...

concentrations of 3%-5%. DHA concentration is adjusted to provide darker and lighter shades of tan. The reaction of keratin protein present in skin and DHA...

astronauts and the previous Launch Entry Suit use this color, as opposed to the lighter tone of safety orange used by the United States Air Force's high-altitude...

color (and associated ancestries) is a major factor, placing those of lighter skin (with more white ancestry) at the top and those of darker skin at...

and co-founder of Bic, the world's leading producer of ballpoint pens, lighters and razors. He was born in Turin, Italy, on 29 July 1914 to Aimé-Mario...

thick and leathery, up to 25 cm long, green on the upper side, slightly lighter green below. Pistillate (female) flowers are grouped together into a head...

continents/markets) was updated in 1993 with lighter and bigger valves and intake-exhaust ducts, more permanence in the cams timing, lighter pistons, ram air. The two parts...