first light

See also: firstlight

English

Alternative forms

• firstlight

Noun

first light (uncountable)

1. The time when light first appears in the morning; dawn, especially the start of dawn.
2. (astronomy) The first use of a telescope or other instrument to capture an astronomical image.

Synonyms

• break of day, daybreak, dayspring, dawn, cockcrow

Translations

dawn — see dawn