troffer
English
Noun
troffer (plural troffers)
- A rectangular, trough-shaped light fixture, typically for mounting in or on a ceiling to light the area below, and usually containing two or three fluorescent bulbs.[1]
- Each fluorescent troffer in the room contained three lamps and two ballasts. [2]
- 1956, National Research Council, Design for environment: floor, ceilings, and service systems in multi-story buildings[2]], page 36:
- Flexibility for troffer systems may be planned in the original layout by coordinating the over-all ceiling pattern with the modular size of troffer.