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ECLAIRAGE ENCASTRE [2 records]

Record 1 2017-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Lighting (Construction)
  • Lighting Fixtures
CONT

Lamps can either be built into cabinets or other parts of the home structure or enclosed in manufactured lighting fixtures also called luminaires. Built-in lighting uses a site-built structure to focus or diffuse the light.

OBS

recessed lighting: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éclairage (Construction)
  • Luminaires
CONT

[Un] dispositif d'éclairage [doit être] aussi invisible que possible tout en jouant son rôle de mise en lumière des produits vendus. Un éclairage encastré est couramment utilisé dans ce but. Dans certains types d'éclairage encastré, le boîtier est inséré dans un mur, un plafond ou un sol, où le boîtier retient la lampe elle-même.

OBS

éclairage encastré : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-05-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Illumination Engineering
CONT

Bollards are free-standing, vertical barriers which prevent vehicular access into ... pedestrian areas .... Bollards are also used ... for lighting paths, building entrances, and the intersections of walkways and roads. (Example :) Bollard with enclosed lighting for safety at night.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
  • Éclairagisme
CONT

Cheminements piétonniers [...] Les luminaires placés à faible hauteur répondent généralement bien à l'esprit souhaité pour ces éclairages, mais ils sont de ce fait, plus exposés au vandalisme. [...] Citons quelques solutions courantes : [...] Bornes d'éclairage rasant omnidirectionnelles [...] Hublots encastrés ou en applique [...]

Spanish

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