noun
- a special lamp that provides dim colored light in a darkroom, allowing photographers to work without damaging light-sensitive materials
Usage: photography
Examples
- The photographer worked under the red safelight to develop the film.
- Make sure the safelight is properly filtered before entering the darkroom.
- The amber safelight cast an eerie glow over the developing trays.
- Without a safelight, it would be impossible to see anything in the darkroom.
- She installed a new safelight with the correct wavelength for her photographic paper.
- The safelight allowed him to monitor the development process without ruining the prints.