<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the act of igniting or illuminating: the lighting of many candles; the annual lighting of the Christmas tree.</li><li>the arrangement of lights to achieve particular effects: to work out the lighting for one's living room.</li><li>an effect achieved by the arrangement of lights: Several critics praised the lighting of the play.</li><li>the science, theory, or method of achieving particular effects by the use of lights.</li><li>the way light falls upon a face, object, etc., especially in a picture.</li></ul>