no-sky linen.

Brit.

/nəʊˈskʌɪlʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈnoʊˈskaɪˌlaɪn/,

/ˌnoʊˈskaɪˌlaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., sky n.¹, line n.²

Etymology: < no adj. + sky n.¹ + line n.²

Chiefly Architecture.

An imagined line in a room from behind which no sky is visible from table height.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > perspective > [noun] > planes, lines, or points

horizontal plane1638

eye-pointa1650

table1670

principal point1671

plan1678

geometrical plane1695

terrestrial line1704

vertical plane1704

baseline1724

station line1724

middle ground1753

picture plane1771

middle distance1778

primitive plane1798

seat1815

mid-distance1828

ground-plane1833

station point1859

mid-ground1864

no-sky line1927

1927 Illumination Res. Techn. Paper (Dept. Sci. & Industr. Res.) No. 7. 12 This experience of adequacy and inadequacy in front of and behind the ‘no-sky’ line appears to be more or less independent of weather, so long as no sun is shining into the room.

1961 J. W. T. Walsh Sci. Daylight xi. 255 The first step in preparing a daylight plan is, usually, to plot the no-sky line.

1999 D. C. Pritchard Lighting (ed. 6) vi. 133 The area beyond the ‘no-sky’ line will receive inadequate daylight for normal working illumination.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	no-sky line
释义	no-sky linen. Brit. /nəʊˈskʌɪlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈnoʊˈskaɪˌlaɪn/, /ˌnoʊˈskaɪˌlaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: no adj., sky n.¹, line n.² Etymology: < no adj. + sky n.¹ + line n.² Chiefly Architecture. An imagined line in a room from behind which no sky is visible from table height. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > perspective > [noun] > planes, lines, or points horizontal plane1638 eye-pointa1650 table1670 principal point1671 plan1678 geometrical plane1695 terrestrial line1704 vertical plane1704 baseline1724 station line1724 middle ground1753 picture plane1771 middle distance1778 primitive plane1798 seat1815 mid-distance1828 ground-plane1833 station point1859 mid-ground1864 no-sky line1927 1927 Illumination Res. Techn. Paper (Dept. Sci. & Industr. Res.) No. 7. 12 This experience of adequacy and inadequacy in front of and behind the ‘no-sky’ line appears to be more or less independent of weather, so long as no sun is shining into the room. 1961 J. W. T. Walsh Sci. Daylight xi. 255 The first step in preparing a daylight plan is, usually, to plot the no-sky line. 1999 D. C. Pritchard Lighting (ed. 6) vi. 133 The area beyond the ‘no-sky’ line will receive inadequate daylight for normal working illumination. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927
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