downlightn.
/ˈdaʊnlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌlaɪt/ A light designed or placed so as to cast illumination downwards, esp. one of a number set in a ceiling; = downlighter n. Cf. uplight n.
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1952 College Art Jrnl. 12 27 Small skylight domes..to control angle of overlapping downlights and eliminate glare in normal line of vision.
1982 Program 1982/83 (Erco trade catal.) 56 Up-lights are the free-standing version of downlights.
1993 Archit. Rev. Jan. 53/2 At night from outside, these ceilings sparkle with a sea of downlights.
2014 M. Steffen Resid. Lighting Design iii. 30/1 Each downlight will light a certain area and these can be planned out to produce a good light across the room.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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