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LUMINOUS CEILING [2 records]

Record 1 1992-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting Fixtures
DEF

a ceiling area lighting system comprising a continuous surface of transmitting material of a diffusing or light-controlling character with light sources mounted above it.

OBS

See also "grid ceiling".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Luminaires
DEF

Installation d'éclairage comprenant une surface pratiquement continue de panneaux translucides (diffusants ou doués de propriétés directives), au-dessus de laquelle sont disposées les lampes.

CONT

Un plafond lumineux peut être considéré comme la juxtaposition de luminaires encastrés, à faible luminance, assurant un éclairage diffus du local ainsi que le ferait l'éclairage naturel dû à un plafond vitré. On utilise pour cela des panneaux translucides ou à grilles paralumes rectangulaires, soutenus par un châssis léger, masquant entièrement le plafond et au-dessus desquels sont disposées généralement des rangées de tubes fluorescents [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Illumination Engineering

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairagisme

Spanish

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