luminaire

Unadapted borrowing from French luminaire. Doublet of luminary.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌluːməˈnɛɹ/

luminaire (plural luminaires)

1. An electrical device that contains an electric lamp that provides illumination.

   Synonyms: light fixture, lighting fixture

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin lūmināre, from Latin lūmen. Doublet of lumière, which was inherited.

• IPA^(key): /ly.mi.nɛʁ/

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luminaire m (plural luminaires)

1. a luminaire, a light fixture

• “luminaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.