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