| 单词 | porte-lumière | 
| 释义 | porte-lumièren. Now rare.   An apparatus containing a plane mirror which can be adjusted so as to reflect the sun's light in any desired direction. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > optical instruments > instruments to refract, etc., light > 			[noun]		 > reflector catoptric1628 heliostat1747 reflector1777 porte-lumière1877 1877    Amer. Naturalist 11 302  				Besides the porte-lumière and magic lantern, other apparatus is described. 1884    Cent. Mag. 29 238/2  				This apparatus consisted of a long photometer-box with a porte lumière at one end. 1902    School Rev. 10 147  				Sunlight costs nothing, but some form of porte-lumière is necessary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < | 
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