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单词 porte-lumière
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porte-lumièren.

Brit. /ˌpɔːtˈluːmɪɛː/, /ˌpɔːtˌluːmɪˈɛː/, U.S. /ˈˌpɔrtˌlumiˈɛ(ə)r/
Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French porte-lumière.
Etymology: < French porte-lumière thing which spreads light (16th cent. in Middle French), reflector in a truncated cone (1799), instrument for introducing light into a dark place (1803) < porte- porte- comb. form + lumière light (see son et lumière n.).
Now rare.
An apparatus containing a plane mirror which can be adjusted so as to reflect the sun's light in any desired direction.
ΘΚΠ
the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instruments to refract, etc., light > [noun] > reflector
catoptric1628
heliostat1747
reflector1777
porte-lumière1877
1877 Amer. Naturalist 11 302 Besides the porte-lumière and magic lantern, other apparatus is described.
1884 Cent. Mag. 29 238/2 This apparatus consisted of a long photometer-box with a porte lumière at one end.
1902 School Rev. 10 147 Sunlight costs nothing, but some form of porte-lumière is necessary.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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