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WHITE BOWL LAMP [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lamps
  • Lighting
  • Electrical Engineering
CONT

White and silver bowl lamps are generally used for indirect lighting. White bowl lamps have a translucent white coating on the inner surface of the bulb bowl. This reduces both direct and reflected glare from open fixtures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lampes
  • Éclairage
  • Électrotechnique
CONT

On obtient aussi un éclairage indirect en utilisant une ampoule à calotte argentée placée dans un réflecteur réfléchissant.

OBS

En vertu de ce contexte on pourrait préposer «lampe à calotte blanche».

Spanish

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