Holophanen.

/ˈhɒləʊfeɪn/

Forms: Also holophane.

Etymology: < holo- comb. form + Greek ϕαίνειν to shine, appear.

A proprietary name used attributively or as adj. to designate a type of lampshade that encloses the bulb but is made of glass specially fluted to refract and reflect the light in the required manner with little loss; also applied to the glass itself.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [adjective] > of or resembling a lamp > with specific characteristics

polymix1694

shaded1836

shadowless1859

globed1867

Holophane1893

Aladdin1908

reflectored1912

mob cap1971

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > other types of glass

mirror glass1440

Venice glass1527

green glass1559

bubble glass1591

hard glass1597

window glass1606

bottle glass1626

looking-glass plate1665

opal glass1668

flint-glass1683

broad-glass1686

jealous glass1703

plate glass1728

Newcastle glass1734

flint1755

German sheet glass1777

Réaumur's porcelain1777

cut glass1800

Vauxhall1830

muslin glass1837

Venetian glass1845

latticinio1855

quartz glass1861

muff glass1865

thallium glass1868

St. Gobain glass1870

frost blue1873

crackle-glass1875

opaline1875

crackle-ware1881

amberina1883

opal1885

Jena1892

Holophane1893

roughcast1893

soda glass1897

opalite1899

milchglas1907

pâte de verre1907

Pyrex1915

silica glass1916

soda-lime glass1917

Vita-glass1925

peach-blow1930

borosilicate glass1933

Vitrolite1937

twin plate1939

sintered glass1940

gold-film1954

Plyglass1956

pyroceram1957

float glass1959

solar glass1977

1893 Psaroudaki & Blondel Brit. Pat. 19,185 Our invention has for object to replace the globes, shades, reflectors..in use, by others made of transparent or crystal glass giving the..following results:— 1st. They are shining on almost the whole of their visible surface and receive for this cause the name of ‘holophane’ (entirely shining).

1893 Psaroudaki & Blondel Brit. Pat. 19,185 For making the globe appear ‘holophane’.

1911 V. Zingler in L. Weaver House & Equipm. 116 For general dispersed lighting, a bowl or hemisphere of holophane glass, mounted on the ceiling with the lamp inside, gives a soft and pleasing light.

1927 Brit. Weekly 14 Nov. 193/4 The modern electric lighting with soft light and clusters of Holophane globes is a marked improvement.

1956 L. E. Jones Edwardian Youth x. 245 An American inventor of a prismatic glass called ‘Holophane’ was looking for an assistant.

1964 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) xxxvii. 559 The distribution of light from artificial sources varies greatly. It can be modified by the use of reflectors and prismatic (holophane) globes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	holophane
释义	Holophanen. /ˈhɒləʊfeɪn/ Forms: Also holophane. Etymology: < holo- comb. form + Greek ϕαίνειν to shine, appear. A proprietary name used attributively or as adj. to designate a type of lampshade that encloses the bulb but is made of glass specially fluted to refract and reflect the light in the required manner with little loss; also applied to the glass itself. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [adjective] > of or resembling a lamp > with specific characteristics polymix1694 shaded1836 shadowless1859 globed1867 Holophane1893 Aladdin1908 reflectored1912 mob cap1971 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > glass and glass-like materials > [noun] > glass > other types of glass mirror glass1440 Venice glass1527 green glass1559 bubble glass1591 hard glass1597 window glass1606 bottle glass1626 looking-glass plate1665 opal glass1668 flint-glass1683 broad-glass1686 jealous glass1703 plate glass1728 Newcastle glass1734 flint1755 German sheet glass1777 Réaumur's porcelain1777 cut glass1800 Vauxhall1830 muslin glass1837 Venetian glass1845 latticinio1855 quartz glass1861 muff glass1865 thallium glass1868 St. Gobain glass1870 frost blue1873 crackle-glass1875 opaline1875 crackle-ware1881 amberina1883 opal1885 Jena1892 Holophane1893 roughcast1893 soda glass1897 opalite1899 milchglas1907 pâte de verre1907 Pyrex1915 silica glass1916 soda-lime glass1917 Vita-glass1925 peach-blow1930 borosilicate glass1933 Vitrolite1937 twin plate1939 sintered glass1940 gold-film1954 Plyglass1956 pyroceram1957 float glass1959 solar glass1977 1893 Psaroudaki & Blondel Brit. Pat. 19,185 Our invention has for object to replace the globes, shades, reflectors..in use, by others made of transparent or crystal glass giving the..following results:— 1st. They are shining on almost the whole of their visible surface and receive for this cause the name of ‘holophane’ (entirely shining). 1893 Psaroudaki & Blondel Brit. Pat. 19,185 For making the globe appear ‘holophane’. 1911 V. Zingler in L. Weaver House & Equipm. 116 For general dispersed lighting, a bowl or hemisphere of holophane glass, mounted on the ceiling with the lamp inside, gives a soft and pleasing light. 1927 Brit. Weekly 14 Nov. 193/4 The modern electric lighting with soft light and clusters of Holophane globes is a marked improvement. 1956 L. E. Jones Edwardian Youth x. 245 An American inventor of a prismatic glass called ‘Holophane’ was looking for an assistant. 1964 S. Duke-Elder Parsons' Dis. Eye (ed. 14) xxxvii. 559 The distribution of light from artificial sources varies greatly. It can be modified by the use of reflectors and prismatic (holophane) globes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1893
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