downlight

[ doun-lahyt ]

noun

1. a lamp, often a light bulb set in a metal cylinder, mounted on or recessed into the ceiling so that a beam of light lights is directed downward.

Word History and Origins

Origin of downlight¹

down ¹ + light ¹

Example Sentences

Other new products incoming to Hue’s smart lighting line include a Hue Play Gradient Lightstrip for PCs, a slimmer downlight for low-profile ceilings, and a tunable white filament candle bulb.

From The Verge

At 1200 lumens, with white and color light, the Philips Hue slim downlight is designed for any room of the house and is wet-rated, so can be used in a bathroom.

From The Verge

This week the company announced its new full-color, tunable downlight LED light fixtures with circadian rhythm capabilities will be available in August.

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For those less taut, he added, “Downlight shows every line and imperfection and can be witchlike.”

From Wall Street Journal

The Juno AI downlight is an interesting combination product — it’s a ceiling light that has Alexa through integrated JBL speakers.

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