luminaire
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from French luminaire.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
luminaire (plural luminaires)
- An electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination.
- Synonyms: light fixture, lighting fixture
Translations[edit]
light fixture — see light fixture
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin lūmināre, from Latin lūmen. Doublet of lumière, which was inherited.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
luminaire m (plural luminaires)
- a luminaire, a light fixture
Further reading[edit]
- “luminaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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