laylightn.

Etymology: < lay v.¹ + light n.¹ 3b(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈlaylight.

A window or light made of glazed panels and set into a ceiling to provide natural or artificial light.

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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > types of

pudding1527

lucidary1687

glim1699

lowe1793

pilot light1906

laylight1932

glim lamp1942

ambient lighting1947

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of window > [noun] > skylights, etc.

lucarne1548

shop light1602

skylight?c1660

bullock's-eye1728

lunette1742

roof light1763

light well1826

abat-jour1838

light shaft1870

dead-light1882

laylight1932

1932 H. Robertson Mod. Archit. Design vi. 174 The architect is well advised to make a critical study..of lighting through ceiling lay-lights, before determining his layout.

1934 Archit. Rev. 75 31 The lay-light of the same type of glass is hung from the ceiling to provide day and artificial lighting.

1948 R. O. Ackerley Introd. Sci. Artificial Lighting iii. iv. 99 Laylights designed to provide alternatively natural and artificial light through the same glazing, like most dual-purpose devices, are liable to perform both functions badly unless great care is taken in the design.

1951 W. R. Stevens Princ. Lighting viii. 186 We find it difficult to provide high illumination..in interiors without discomfort glare unless we use very large sources, such as laylights or indirectly lighted ceilings.

1966 M. M. Pegler Dict. Interior Design (1967) 260 Laylight, a glass or translucent panel set flush into a ceiling to admit natural or artificial light.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	laylight
释义	laylightn. Etymology: < lay v.¹ + light n.¹ 3b(a).Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈlaylight. A window or light made of glazed panels and set into a ceiling to provide natural or artificial light. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > [noun] > types of pudding1527 lucidary1687 glim1699 lowe1793 pilot light1906 laylight1932 glim lamp1942 ambient lighting1947 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of window > [noun] > skylights, etc. lucarne1548 shop light1602 skylight?c1660 bullock's-eye1728 lunette1742 roof light1763 light well1826 abat-jour1838 light shaft1870 dead-light1882 laylight1932 1932 H. Robertson Mod. Archit. Design vi. 174 The architect is well advised to make a critical study..of lighting through ceiling lay-lights, before determining his layout. 1934 Archit. Rev. 75 31 The lay-light of the same type of glass is hung from the ceiling to provide day and artificial lighting. 1948 R. O. Ackerley Introd. Sci. Artificial Lighting iii. iv. 99 Laylights designed to provide alternatively natural and artificial light through the same glazing, like most dual-purpose devices, are liable to perform both functions badly unless great care is taken in the design. 1951 W. R. Stevens Princ. Lighting viii. 186 We find it difficult to provide high illumination..in interiors without discomfort glare unless we use very large sources, such as laylights or indirectly lighted ceilings. 1966 M. M. Pegler Dict. Interior Design (1967) 260 Laylight, a glass or translucent panel set flush into a ceiling to admit natural or artificial light. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1932
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