downlightern.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊnlʌɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌlaɪdər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., lighter n.²

Etymology: < down adv. + lighter n.² Compare earlier downlight n., downlighting n.

A light designed or placed so as to cast illumination downwards, esp. one of a number set in a ceiling; = downlight n. Cf. uplighter n.

ΚΠ

1962 Design Nov. 3 (advt.) New downlighters from Rotaflex. The Rotaflex Downlighter range is now increased to 25 versions.

1967 Daily Mail 30 Jan. 8/2 Low-voltage spotlights and downlighters..give a dramatic lighting effect.

1986 Financial Times 12 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) p. x/5 There is nothing down-at-heel about the decor. Walls are often rag-rolled, ceilings tented, lighting by spot or downlighter.

2004 T. Wolfe I am Charlotte Simmons xiii. 272 A row of downlighters illuminated the front entrance.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downlighter
释义	downlightern. Brit. /ˈdaʊnlʌɪtə/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌlaɪdər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., lighter n.² Etymology: < down adv. + lighter n.² Compare earlier downlight n., downlighting n. A light designed or placed so as to cast illumination downwards, esp. one of a number set in a ceiling; = downlight n. Cf. uplighter n. ΚΠ 1962 Design Nov. 3 (advt.) New downlighters from Rotaflex. The Rotaflex Downlighter range is now increased to 25 versions. 1967 Daily Mail 30 Jan. 8/2 Low-voltage spotlights and downlighters..give a dramatic lighting effect. 1986 Financial Times 12 Apr. (Weekend Suppl.) p. x/5 There is nothing down-at-heel about the decor. Walls are often rag-rolled, ceilings tented, lighting by spot or downlighter. 2004 T. Wolfe I am Charlotte Simmons xiii. 272 A row of downlighters illuminated the front entrance. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1962
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