Daytime vs. Daylight — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Daytime and Daylight
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Daytime
On Earth, daytime is the period of the day during which a given location experiences natural illumination from direct sunlight. Daytime occurs when the Sun appears above the local horizon, that is, anywhere on the globe's hemisphere facing the Sun.
Daylight
Daylight is the combination of all direct and indirect sunlight during the daytime. This includes direct sunlight, diffuse sky radiation, and (often) both of these reflected by Earth and terrestrial objects, like landforms and buildings.
Daytime
The time between sunrise and sunset.
Daylight
The light of day; sunlight.
Daytime
Occurring in or appropriate for use during the day
Daytime tasks.
Daytime clothes.
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Daylight
Dawn
At work before daylight.
Daytime
The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.
Daylight
Daytime.
Daytime
Pertaining to daytime; appropriate to the day.
Daylight
Exposure to public notice
Corrupt business practices that were finally brought to daylight.
Daytime
Happening during the day.
Daytime television
Daylight
Understanding or insight into what was formerly obscure
New evidence that gave the researchers some daylight into the matter.
Daytime
The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished from the night; same as day, 1; as, during the daytime.
Daylight
(Sports) An opening, as between defensive players, especially one providing an opportunity for action
The running back found some daylight and gained six yards.
Daytime
The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside;
The dawn turned night into day
It is easier to make the repairs in the daytime
Daylight
Daylights(Slang) One's wits
"His adventurism had scared the daylights out of them" (Frederick Forsyth).
Daytime
Happening during or appropriate to the day;
A daytime job
Daytime television
Daytime clothes
Daylight
The light from the Sun, as opposed to that from any other source.
Daylight
A light source that simulates daylight.
Daylight
The intensity distribution of light over the visible spectrum generated by the Sun under various conditions or by other light sources intended to simulate natural daylight.
Daylight
The period of time between sunrise and sunset.
We should get home while it's still daylight.
Daylight
Daybreak.
We had only two hours to work before daylight.
Daylight
Exposure to public scrutiny.
Budgeting a spy organization can't very well be done in daylight.
Daylight
A clear, open space.
All small running backs instinctively run to daylight.
He could barely see daylight through the complex clockwork.
Finally, after weeks of work on the project, they could see daylight.
Daylight
The space between platens on a press or similar machinery.
The minimum and maximum daylights on an injection molding machine determines the sizes of the items it can make.
Daylight
(figurative) Emotional or psychological distance between people, or disagreement.
We completely agree. There's no daylight between us on the issue.
Daylight
The gap between the top of a drinking-glass and the level of drink it is filled with.
Daylight
To expose to daylight
Daylight
(architecture) To provide sources of natural illumination such as skylights or windows.
Daylight
To allow light in, as by opening drapes.
Daylight
To run a drainage pipe to an opening from which its contents can drain away naturally.
Daylight
(intransitive) To gain exposure to the open.
The seam of coal daylighted at a cliff by the river.
Daylight
The light of day as opposed to the darkness of night; the light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or to artificial light.
Daylight
The eyes.
Daylight
The time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside;
The dawn turned night into day
It is easier to make the repairs in the daytime
Daylight
Light during the daytime
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