sunshine
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noun
1.
the shining of the sun; direct light of the sun.
2.
brightness or radiance; cheerfulness or happiness.
3.
a source of cheer or happiness.
4.
the effect of the sun in lighting and heating a place.
5.
a place where the direct rays of the sun fall.
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| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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sunshine (ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the light received directly from the sun |
| 2. | the warmth from the sun |
| 3. | a sunny area |
| 4. | a light-hearted or ironic term of address |
| 'sunshiny | |
| —adj | |
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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sunshine
solar radiation that is visible at the Earth's surface. The amount of sunlight is dependent on the extent of the daytime cloud cover. Some places on the Earth receive more than 4,000 hours per year of sunlight (more than 90 percent of the maximum possible), as in the Sahara; others receive less than 2,000 hours, as in regions of frequent storminess, such as Scotland and Iceland. Over much of the middle-latitude region of the world, the amount of sunlight varies regularly as the day progresses, owing to greater cloud cover in the early morning and during the late afternoon.
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Example sentences
The roofing material withstands inclement weather and, on bright days, taps sunshine for electricity.
In emerging economies, where there is plenty of sunshine and soaring demand for electricity, the prospects are brighter.
In the kitchen, new oversized windows and skylights invite in the sunshine.
Perhaps solar power can match the retail price of supplying electricity to a home, but only during bright sunshine.
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