a lighting system in which a large proportion (at least 90 per cent) of the light is directed downwards
direct lighting in American English
noun
lighting in which most of the light is cast directly from the fixture or source to the illumined area
Word origin
[1925–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: buildup, chain reaction, hot spot, runout, turnaround
Examples of 'direct lighting' in a sentence
direct lighting
This avoids the troublesome effect of direct lighting during the religious services.
Gisel, Ernst 1963, 'Iglesia reformista, Effretikon', Informes de la Construccionhttp://informesdelaconstruccion.revistas.csic.es/index.php/informesdelaconstruccion/article/view/4628/5391. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The epidemiological exam was performed at the daycare center facilities by a single, previously calibrated examiner, under direct lighting.
Isaura Maria Ferraz Rochelle, Elaine Pereira da Silva Tagliaferro, Antonio CarlosPereira, Marcelo de Castro Meneghim, Krunislave Antonio Nóbilo, Gláucia Maria BoviAmbrosano 2010, 'Amamentação, hábitos bucais deletérios e oclusopatias em crianças de cinco anos deidade em São Pedro, SP Breastfeeding, deleterious oral habits and malocclusion in5-year-old children in São Pedro, SP, Brazil', Dental Press Journal of Orthodonticshttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2176-94512010000200010. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)