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downlight

downlight noun: a light fixture installed in a hollow opening in a ceiling, concentrating the light in a downward direction.

Noun

downlight (plural downlights)

  1. A light fixture installed in a hollow opening in a ceiling, concentrating the light in a downward direction.
    Synonyms:
    recessed light, pot light, can light

Verb

downlight (third-person singular simple present downlights, present participle downlighting, simple past and past participle downlighted or downlit)

  1. (transitive) To illuminate from above.

Synonyms of downlight

Forms of downlight

Noun
pluraldownlights
Verb
third-person singular presentdownlights
present participledownlighting
past participledownlighted
pastdownlighted
past participledownlit
pastdownlit

Origin of downlight

From down + light.

Questions about downlight

What does downlight mean?
Downlight means a light fixture installed in a hollow opening in a ceiling, concentrating the light in a downward direction.
What part of speech is downlight?
Downlight can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of downlight?
The plural of downlight is downlights.

Words near downlight in the dictionary

  1. downlevels
  2. Downley
  3. Downleys
  4. downlift
  5. downlifts
  6. downlight
  7. downlighted
  8. downlighter
  9. downlighters
  10. downlighting
  11. downlights

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